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#175BCA

#175bca ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175bca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.61% cyan, 54.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 217.21°, with 79.56% saturation and 44.12% 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 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.94.

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Relative luminance0.1193

Complementary

  1. #175bca
  2. #ca8617

Split complementary

  1. #175bca
  2. #ca2d17
  3. #b5ca17

Analogous

  1. #17b5ca
  2. #175bca
  3. #2d17ca

Triadic

  1. #175bca
  2. #ca175b
  3. #5bca17

Tetradic

  1. #175bca
  2. #8617ca
  3. #ca8617
  4. #5bca17

Square

  1. #175bca
  2. #ca17b5
  3. #ca8617
  4. #17ca2d

Monochromatic

  1. #071d41
  2. #0f3c85
  3. #175bca
  4. #4483ea
  5. #89b0f2

Shades

#175bca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bca
  2. #1552b6
  3. #1249a2
  4. #10408d
  5. #0e3779
  6. #0c2e65
  7. #092451
  8. #071b3d
  9. #051228
  10. #020914
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bca
  2. #2e6bcf
  3. #457cd5
  4. #5d8cda
  5. #749ddf
  6. #8bade5
  7. #a2bdea
  8. #b9ceef
  9. #d1def4
  10. #e8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bca
  2. #225fc3
  3. #2c62bb
  4. #3766b4
  5. #416aac
  6. #4c6ea5
  7. #56719e
  8. #617596
  9. #6b798f
  10. #767c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d5f97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007789 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0064cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ac9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006da7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bca {
  color: #175bca;
}
Background
.bg-175bca {
  background-color: #175bca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bca {
  border: 2px solid #175bca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bca, #2d17ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 202 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.94 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.47 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.11 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.51 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.30 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.39 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.09 #e8a435 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Denim
#175bca  rgb(23, 91, 202)  hsl(217, 80%, 44%)  Denim
#ca8617  rgb(202, 134, 23)  hsl(37, 80%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ca175b  rgb(202, 23, 91)  hsl(337, 80%, 44%)  Dogwood Rose
#5bca17  rgb(91, 202, 23)  hsl(97, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green