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#175BB5

#175bb5 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175bb5 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 35.69% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.29% cyan, 49.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 214.18°, with 77.45% saturation and 40% 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 6.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 1.91.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.11

Complementary

  1. #175bb5
  2. #b57117

Split complementary

  1. #175bb5
  2. #b52217
  3. #aab517

Analogous

  1. #17aab5
  2. #175bb5
  3. #2217b5

Triadic

  1. #175bb5
  2. #b5175b
  3. #5bb517

Tetradic

  1. #175bb5
  2. #7117b5
  3. #b57117
  4. #5bb517

Square

  1. #175bb5
  2. #b517aa
  3. #b57117
  4. #17b522

Monochromatic

  1. #06172d
  2. #0e3971
  3. #175bb5
  4. #3380e5
  5. #77aaee

Shades

#175bb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bb5
  2. #1552a3
  3. #124991
  4. #10407f
  5. #0e376d
  6. #0c2e5b
  7. #092448
  8. #071b36
  9. #051224
  10. #020912
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bb5
  2. #2e6bbc
  3. #457cc4
  4. #5d8ccb
  5. #749dd3
  6. #8badda
  7. #a2bde1
  8. #b9cee9
  9. #d1def0
  10. #e8eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bb5
  2. #225fb0
  3. #2c62aa
  4. #3766a5
  5. #416aa0
  6. #4c6e9b
  7. #567195
  8. #617590
  9. #6b798b
  10. #767c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5c89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2365b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00717f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f61b7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0058b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006998 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bb5 {
  color: #175bb5;
}
Background
.bg-175bb5 {
  background-color: #175bb5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bb5 {
  border: 2px solid #175bb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 77% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bb5, #2217b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 181 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 1.91 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.36 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.81 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.97 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.56 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.60 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.70 #e8a44a Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Denim
#175bb5  rgb(23, 91, 181)  hsl(214, 77%, 40%)  Denim
#b57117  rgb(181, 113, 23)  hsl(34, 77%, 40%)  Ginger
#b5175b  rgb(181, 23, 91)  hsl(334, 77%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5bb517  rgb(91, 181, 23)  hsl(94, 77%, 40%)  Kelly Green