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#175C8F

#175c8f ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175c8f is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 36.08% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.92% cyan, 35.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 205.5°, with 72.29% saturation and 32.55% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 2.9.

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Relative luminance0.0982

Complementary

  1. #175c8f
  2. #8f4a17

Split complementary

  1. #175c8f
  2. #8f1720
  3. #8f8617

Analogous

  1. #178f86
  2. #175c8f
  3. #17208f

Triadic

  1. #175c8f
  2. #8f175c
  3. #5c8f17

Tetradic

  1. #175c8f
  2. #4a178f
  3. #8f4a17
  4. #5c8f17

Square

  1. #175c8f
  2. #86178f
  3. #8f4a17
  4. #208f17

Monochromatic

  1. #030b12
  2. #0c324d
  3. #175c8f
  4. #2286d1
  5. #5aaae5

Shades

#175c8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175c8f
  2. #155381
  3. #124a72
  4. #104064
  5. #0e3756
  6. #0c2e48
  7. #092539
  8. #071c2b
  9. #05121d
  10. #02090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#175c8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175c8f
  2. #2e6c9a
  3. #457da5
  4. #5d8db1
  5. #749dbc
  6. #8baec7
  7. #a2bed2
  8. #b9cedd
  9. #d1dee9
  10. #e8eff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175c8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175c8f
  2. #22608e
  3. #2c638c
  4. #37678b
  5. #416a89
  6. #4c6e88
  7. #567286
  8. #617585
  9. #6b7983
  10. #767c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #475a72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #445e91 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #33538e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00686f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #375d90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2a578e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00647d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175c8f {
  color: #175c8f;
}
Background
.bg-175c8f {
  background-color: #175c8f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175c8f {
  border: 2px solid #175c8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175c8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 92 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 72% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175c8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175c8f, #17208f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175c8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 92 143 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 2.90 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.29 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.92 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.04 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.09 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.49 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.43 #e8a370 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175c8f  rgb(23, 92, 143)  hsl(206, 72%, 33%)  Lapis Lazuli
#8f4a17  rgb(143, 74, 23)  hsl(26, 72%, 33%)  Saddle Brown
#8f175c  rgb(143, 23, 92)  hsl(326, 72%, 33%)  Boysenberry
#5c8f17  rgb(92, 143, 23)  hsl(86, 72%, 33%)  Olive Drab