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#175BB6

#175bb6 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175bb6 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 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.36% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 214.34°, with 77.56% saturation and 40.2% 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 6.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 1.88.

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Relative luminance0.1104

Complementary

  1. #175bb6
  2. #b67217

Split complementary

  1. #175bb6
  2. #b62317
  3. #abb617

Analogous

  1. #17abb6
  2. #175bb6
  3. #2317b6

Triadic

  1. #175bb6
  2. #b6175b
  3. #5bb617

Tetradic

  1. #175bb6
  2. #7217b6
  3. #b67217
  4. #5bb617

Square

  1. #175bb6
  2. #b617ab
  3. #b67217
  4. #17b623

Monochromatic

  1. #06172e
  2. #0e3972
  3. #175bb6
  4. #3480e5
  5. #78aaee

Shades

#175bb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bb6
  2. #1552a4
  3. #124992
  4. #10407f
  5. #0e376d
  6. #0c2e5b
  7. #092449
  8. #071b37
  9. #051224
  10. #020912
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bb6
  2. #2e6bbd
  3. #457cc5
  4. #5d8ccc
  5. #749dd3
  6. #8baddb
  7. #a2bde2
  8. #b9cee9
  9. #d1def0
  10. #e8eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bb6
  2. #225fb1
  3. #2c62ab
  4. #3766a6
  5. #416aa0
  6. #4c6e9b
  7. #567196
  8. #617590
  9. #6b798b
  10. #767c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5c8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2165b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007180 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1e61b8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059b5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006998 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bb6 {
  color: #175bb6;
}
Background
.bg-175bb6 {
  background-color: #175bb6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bb6 {
  border: 2px solid #175bb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 78% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bb6, #2317b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 182 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 1.88 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.30 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.92 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.06 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.59 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.68 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.70 #e8a449 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Denim
#175bb6  rgb(23, 91, 182)  hsl(214, 78%, 40%)  Denim
#b67217  rgb(182, 114, 23)  hsl(34, 78%, 40%)  Ginger
#b6175b  rgb(182, 23, 91)  hsl(334, 78%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5bb617  rgb(91, 182, 23)  hsl(94, 78%, 40%)  Kelly Green