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#175BFE

#175bfe ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175bfe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.94% cyan, 64.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 222.34°, with 99.14% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.73.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1482

Complementary

  1. #175bfe
  2. #feba17

Split complementary

  1. #175bfe
  2. #fe4617
  3. #cefe17

Analogous

  1. #17cefe
  2. #175bfe
  3. #4617fe

Triadic

  1. #175bfe
  2. #fe175b
  3. #5bfe17

Tetradic

  1. #175bfe
  2. #ba17fe
  3. #feba17
  4. #5bfe17

Square

  1. #175bfe
  2. #fe17ce
  3. #feba17
  4. #17fe46

Monochromatic

  1. #01257b
  2. #013bc8
  3. #175bfe
  4. #6391fe
  5. #afc7ff

Shades

#175bfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bfe
  2. #1552e5
  3. #1249cb
  4. #1040b2
  5. #0e3798
  6. #0c2e7f
  7. #092466
  8. #071b4c
  9. #051233
  10. #020919
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bfe
  2. #2e6bfe
  3. #457cfe
  4. #5d8cfe
  5. #749dfe
  6. #8badff
  7. #a2bdff
  8. #b9ceff
  9. #d1deff
  10. #e8efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bfe
  2. #225ff1
  3. #2c62e5
  4. #3766d8
  5. #416acc
  6. #4c6ebf
  7. #5671b2
  8. #6175a6
  9. #6b7999
  10. #767c8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5665b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0087a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ffc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bfe {
  color: #175bfe;
}
Background
.bg-175bfe {
  background-color: #175bfe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bfe {
  border: 2px solid #175bfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 99% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bfe, #4617fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 254 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.73 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.20 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.20 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.76 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.37 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.06 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.23 #e8a401 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#175bfe  rgb(23, 91, 254)  hsl(222, 99%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#feba17  rgb(254, 186, 23)  hsl(42, 99%, 54%)  Amber
#fe175b  rgb(254, 23, 91)  hsl(342, 99%, 54%)  Folly
#5bfe17  rgb(91, 254, 23)  hsl(102, 99%, 54%)  Harlequin