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#175ABC

#175abc ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175abc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 35.29% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.77% cyan, 52.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 215.64°, with 78.2% saturation and 41.37% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.25.

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Relative luminance0.1113

Complementary

  1. #175abc
  2. #bc7917

Split complementary

  1. #175abc
  2. #bc2717
  3. #acbc17

Analogous

  1. #17acbc
  2. #175abc
  3. #2717bc

Triadic

  1. #175abc
  2. #bc175a
  3. #5abc17

Tetradic

  1. #175abc
  2. #7917bc
  3. #bc7917
  4. #5abc17

Square

  1. #175abc
  2. #bc17ac
  3. #bc7917
  4. #17bc27

Monochromatic

  1. #061934
  2. #0f3978
  3. #175abc
  4. #397fe7
  5. #7dabef

Shades

#175abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175abc
  2. #1551a9
  3. #124896
  4. #103f84
  5. #0e3671
  6. #0c2d5e
  7. #09244b
  8. #071b38
  9. #051226
  10. #020913
  11. #000000

Tints

#175abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175abc
  2. #2e6bc3
  3. #457bc9
  4. #5d8cd0
  5. #749cd7
  6. #8badde
  7. #a2bde4
  8. #b9ceeb
  9. #d1def2
  10. #e8eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175abc
  2. #225eb6
  3. #2c62b0
  4. #3765aa
  5. #4169a4
  6. #4c6d9e
  7. #567198
  8. #617592
  9. #6b788c
  10. #767c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5c8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1265c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007282 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1461be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0058bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00699d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175abc {
  color: #175abc;
}
Background
.bg-175abc {
  background-color: #175abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175abc {
  border: 2px solid #175abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 90 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175abc, #2717bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 90 188 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.25 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.71 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.79 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.41 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.47 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.01 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.46 #e8a543 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Denim
#175abc  rgb(23, 90, 188)  hsl(216, 78%, 41%)  Denim
#bc7917  rgb(188, 121, 23)  hsl(36, 78%, 41%)  Ochre
#bc175a  rgb(188, 23, 90)  hsl(336, 78%, 41%)  Dogwood Rose
#5abc17  rgb(90, 188, 23)  hsl(96, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green