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#175BCB

#175bcb ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175bcb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.67% cyan, 55.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 217.33°, with 79.65% saturation and 44.31% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 3.05.

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Relative luminance0.1198

Complementary

  1. #175bcb
  2. #cb8717

Split complementary

  1. #175bcb
  2. #cb2d17
  3. #b5cb17

Analogous

  1. #17b5cb
  2. #175bcb
  3. #2d17cb

Triadic

  1. #175bcb
  2. #cb175b
  3. #5bcb17

Tetradic

  1. #175bcb
  2. #8717cb
  3. #cb8717
  4. #5bcb17

Square

  1. #175bcb
  2. #cb17b5
  3. #cb8717
  4. #17cb2d

Monochromatic

  1. #071d42
  2. #0f3c86
  3. #175bcb
  4. #4583ea
  5. #89b1f2

Shades

#175bcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bcb
  2. #1552b7
  3. #1249a2
  4. #10408e
  5. #0e377a
  6. #0c2e66
  7. #092451
  8. #071b3d
  9. #051229
  10. #020914
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bcb
  2. #2e6bd0
  3. #457cd5
  4. #5d8cdb
  5. #749de0
  6. #8bade5
  7. #a2bdea
  8. #b9ceef
  9. #d1def5
  10. #e8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bcb
  2. #225fc4
  3. #2c62bc
  4. #3766b5
  5. #416aad
  6. #4c6ea6
  7. #56719e
  8. #617597
  9. #6b798f
  10. #767c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e5f97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00778a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0064cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005aca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006da8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bcb {
  color: #175bcb;
}
Background
.bg-175bcb {
  background-color: #175bcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bcb {
  border: 2px solid #175bcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bcb, #2d17cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 203 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 3.05 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.54 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.22 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.42 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.37 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.44 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.97 #e8a434 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Denim
#175bcb  rgb(23, 91, 203)  hsl(217, 80%, 44%)  Denim
#cb8717  rgb(203, 135, 23)  hsl(37, 80%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#cb175b  rgb(203, 23, 91)  hsl(337, 80%, 44%)  Dogwood Rose
#5bcb17  rgb(91, 203, 23)  hsl(97, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green