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#175BB9

#175bb9 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175bb9 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 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.57% cyan, 50.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 214.81°, with 77.88% saturation and 40.78% 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 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 1.83.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1117

Complementary

  1. #175bb9
  2. #b97517

Split complementary

  1. #175bb9
  2. #b92417
  3. #acb917

Analogous

  1. #17acb9
  2. #175bb9
  3. #2417b9

Triadic

  1. #175bb9
  2. #b9175b
  3. #5bb917

Tetradic

  1. #175bb9
  2. #7517b9
  3. #b97517
  4. #5bb917

Square

  1. #175bb9
  2. #b917ac
  3. #b97517
  4. #17b924

Monochromatic

  1. #061831
  2. #0f3a75
  3. #175bb9
  4. #3680e6
  5. #7aabef

Shades

#175bb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bb9
  2. #1552a7
  3. #124994
  4. #104082
  5. #0e376f
  6. #0c2e5d
  7. #09244a
  8. #071b38
  9. #051225
  10. #020913
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bb9
  2. #2e6bc0
  3. #457cc7
  4. #5d8cce
  5. #749dd5
  6. #8baddc
  7. #a2bde3
  8. #b9ceea
  9. #d1def1
  10. #e8eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bb9
  2. #225fb3
  3. #2c62ae
  4. #3766a8
  5. #416aa2
  6. #4c6e9d
  7. #567197
  8. #617591
  9. #6b798b
  10. #767c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5d8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d65bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007281 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1b61bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006a9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bb9 {
  color: #175bb9;
}
Background
.bg-175bb9 {
  background-color: #175bb9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bb9 {
  border: 2px solid #175bb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bb9, #2417b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 185 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 1.83 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.16 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.24 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.34 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.68 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.70 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.92 #e8a446 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Denim
#175bb9  rgb(23, 91, 185)  hsl(215, 78%, 41%)  Denim
#b97517  rgb(185, 117, 23)  hsl(35, 78%, 41%)  Copper
#b9175b  rgb(185, 23, 91)  hsl(335, 78%, 41%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5bb917  rgb(91, 185, 23)  hsl(95, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green