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#175BCD

#175bcd ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175bcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.78% cyan, 55.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 217.58°, with 79.82% saturation and 44.71% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 3.26.

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Relative luminance0.1207

Complementary

  1. #175bcd
  2. #cd8917

Split complementary

  1. #175bcd
  2. #cd2e17
  3. #b6cd17

Analogous

  1. #17b6cd
  2. #175bcd
  3. #2e17cd

Triadic

  1. #175bcd
  2. #cd175b
  3. #5bcd17

Tetradic

  1. #175bcd
  2. #8917cd
  3. #cd8917
  4. #5bcd17

Square

  1. #175bcd
  2. #cd17b6
  3. #cd8917
  4. #17cd2e

Monochromatic

  1. #081e43
  2. #0f3c88
  3. #175bcd
  4. #4684ea
  5. #8bb2f2

Shades

#175bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bcd
  2. #1552b9
  3. #1249a4
  4. #104090
  5. #0e377b
  6. #0c2e67
  7. #092452
  8. #071b3e
  9. #051229
  10. #020915
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bcd
  2. #2e6bd2
  3. #457cd7
  4. #5d8cdc
  5. #749de1
  6. #8bade6
  7. #a2bdeb
  8. #b9cef0
  9. #d1def5
  10. #e8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bcd
  2. #225fc5
  3. #2c62be
  4. #3766b6
  5. #416aae
  6. #4c6ea7
  7. #56719f
  8. #617597
  9. #6b798f
  10. #767c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e5f99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005acb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00788b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0064cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005acc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006da9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bcd {
  color: #175bcd;
}
Background
.bg-175bcd {
  background-color: #175bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bcd {
  border: 2px solid #175bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bcd, #2e17cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 205 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 3.26 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.70 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.25 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.45 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.50 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.54 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.74 #e8a432 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Denim
#175bcd  rgb(23, 91, 205)  hsl(218, 80%, 45%)  Denim
#cd8917  rgb(205, 137, 23)  hsl(38, 80%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#cd175b  rgb(205, 23, 91)  hsl(338, 80%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose
#5bcd17  rgb(91, 205, 23)  hsl(98, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green