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#175BFB

#175bfb ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175bfb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 35.69% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.84% cyan, 63.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 222.11°, with 96.61% saturation and 53.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.1463

Complementary

  1. #175bfb
  2. #fbb717

Split complementary

  1. #175bfb
  2. #fb4517
  3. #cdfb17

Analogous

  1. #17cdfb
  2. #175bfb
  3. #4517fb

Triadic

  1. #175bfb
  2. #fb175b
  3. #5bfb17

Tetradic

  1. #175bfb
  2. #b717fb
  3. #fbb717
  4. #5bfb17

Square

  1. #175bfb
  2. #fb17cd
  3. #fbb717
  4. #17fb45

Monochromatic

  1. #022577
  2. #033cc2
  3. #175bfb
  4. #6290fc
  5. #adc5fe

Shades

#175bfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bfb
  2. #1552e2
  3. #1249c9
  4. #1040b0
  5. #0e3797
  6. #0c2e7e
  7. #092464
  8. #071b4b
  9. #051232
  10. #020919
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bfb
  2. #2e6bfb
  3. #457cfc
  4. #5d8cfc
  5. #749dfd
  6. #8badfd
  7. #a2bdfd
  8. #b9cefe
  9. #d1defe
  10. #e8efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bfb
  2. #225fef
  3. #2c62e2
  4. #3766d6
  5. #416aca
  6. #4c6ebe
  7. #5671b1
  8. #6175a5
  9. #6b7999
  10. #767c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5565b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0086a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006cfe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ef9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0077cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bfb {
  color: #175bfb;
}
Background
.bg-175bfb {
  background-color: #175bfb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bfb {
  border: 2px solid #175bfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 97% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bfb, #4517fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 251 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.80 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.07 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.23 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.74 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.26 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.71 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.03 #e8a404 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#175bfb  rgb(23, 91, 251)  hsl(222, 97%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fbb717  rgb(251, 183, 23)  hsl(42, 97%, 54%)  Amber
#fb175b  rgb(251, 23, 91)  hsl(342, 97%, 54%)  Folly
#5bfb17  rgb(91, 251, 23)  hsl(102, 97%, 54%)  Harlequin