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#175AFA

#175afa ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175afa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 35.29% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.8% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 222.29°, with 95.78% saturation and 53.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.144

Complementary

  1. #175afa
  2. #fab717

Split complementary

  1. #175afa
  2. #fa4517
  3. #ccfa17

Analogous

  1. #17ccfa
  2. #175afa
  3. #4517fa

Triadic

  1. #175afa
  2. #fa175a
  3. #5afa17

Tetradic

  1. #175afa
  2. #b717fa
  3. #fab717
  4. #5afa17

Square

  1. #175afa
  2. #fa17cc
  3. #fab717
  4. #17fa45

Monochromatic

  1. #032475
  2. #043cc0
  3. #175afa
  4. #628ffc
  5. #adc5fd

Shades

#175afa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175afa
  2. #1551e1
  3. #1248c8
  4. #103faf
  5. #0e3696
  6. #0c2d7d
  7. #092464
  8. #071b4b
  9. #051232
  10. #020919
  11. #000000

Tints

#175afa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175afa
  2. #2e6bfb
  3. #457bfb
  4. #5d8cfc
  5. #749cfc
  6. #8badfd
  7. #a2bdfd
  8. #b9cefe
  9. #d1defe
  10. #e8efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175afa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175afa
  2. #225eee
  3. #2c62e2
  4. #3765d5
  5. #4169c9
  6. #4c6dbd
  7. #5671b1
  8. #6175a5
  9. #6b7898
  10. #767c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5564b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0085a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006bfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ef8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0076cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175afa {
  color: #175afa;
}
Background
.bg-175afa {
  background-color: #175afa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175afa {
  border: 2px solid #175afa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175afa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 90 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 96% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175afa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175afa, #4517fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175afa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 90 250 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.08 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.29 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.55 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.55 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.03 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.70 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.84 #e8a505 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#175afa  rgb(23, 90, 250)  hsl(222, 96%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fab717  rgb(250, 183, 23)  hsl(42, 96%, 54%)  Amber
#fa175a  rgb(250, 23, 90)  hsl(342, 96%, 54%)  Folly
#5afa17  rgb(90, 250, 23)  hsl(102, 96%, 54%)  Harlequin