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#175BB1

#175bb1 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175bb1 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 35.69% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.01% cyan, 48.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 213.51°, with 77% saturation and 39.22% 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 6.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.12.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1084

Complementary

  1. #175bb1
  2. #b16d17

Split complementary

  1. #175bb1
  2. #b12017
  3. #a8b117

Analogous

  1. #17a8b1
  2. #175bb1
  3. #2017b1

Triadic

  1. #175bb1
  2. #b1175b
  3. #5bb117

Tetradic

  1. #175bb1
  2. #6d17b1
  3. #b16d17
  4. #5bb117

Square

  1. #175bb1
  2. #b117a8
  3. #b16d17
  4. #17b120

Monochromatic

  1. #05152a
  2. #0e386d
  3. #175bb1
  4. #3080e4
  5. #74a9ed

Shades

#175bb1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bb1
  2. #15529f
  3. #12498e
  4. #10407c
  5. #0e376a
  6. #0c2e59
  7. #092447
  8. #071b35
  9. #051223
  10. #020912
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bb1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bb1
  2. #2e6bb9
  3. #457cc1
  4. #5d8cc8
  5. #749dd0
  6. #8badd8
  7. #a2bde0
  8. #b9cee8
  9. #d1deef
  10. #e8eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bb1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bb1
  2. #225fac
  3. #2c62a7
  4. #3766a2
  5. #416a9d
  6. #4c6e99
  7. #567194
  8. #61758f
  9. #6b798a
  10. #767c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5c87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2864b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00707d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2260b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0058b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006895 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bb1 {
  color: #175bb1;
}
Background
.bg-175bb1 {
  background-color: #175bb1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bb1 {
  border: 2px solid #175bb1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bb1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 77% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bb1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bb1, #2017b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bb1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 177 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.12 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.41 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.64 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.65 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.29 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.47 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.75 #e8a44e Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Denim
#175bb1  rgb(23, 91, 177)  hsl(214, 77%, 39%)  Denim
#b16d17  rgb(177, 109, 23)  hsl(34, 77%, 39%)  Ginger
#b1175b  rgb(177, 23, 91)  hsl(334, 77%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5bb117  rgb(91, 177, 23)  hsl(94, 77%, 39%)  Kelly Green