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#175CCC

#175ccc ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ccc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 36.08% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.73% cyan, 54.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 217.13°, with 79.74% saturation and 44.51% 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 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.122

Complementary

  1. #175ccc
  2. #cc8717

Split complementary

  1. #175ccc
  2. #cc2d17
  3. #b6cc17

Analogous

  1. #17b6cc
  2. #175ccc
  3. #2d17cc

Triadic

  1. #175ccc
  2. #cc175c
  3. #5ccc17

Tetradic

  1. #175ccc
  2. #8717cc
  3. #cc8717
  4. #5ccc17

Square

  1. #175ccc
  2. #cc17b6
  3. #cc8717
  4. #17cc2d

Monochromatic

  1. #071e43
  2. #0f3d87
  3. #175ccc
  4. #4584ea
  5. #8ab2f2

Shades

#175ccc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ccc
  2. #1553b8
  3. #124aa3
  4. #10408f
  5. #0e377a
  6. #0c2e66
  7. #092552
  8. #071c3d
  9. #051229
  10. #020914
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ccc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ccc
  2. #2e6cd1
  3. #457dd6
  4. #5d8ddb
  5. #749de0
  6. #8baee6
  7. #a2beeb
  8. #b9cef0
  9. #d1def5
  10. #e8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ccc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ccc
  2. #2260c4
  3. #2c63bd
  4. #3767b5
  5. #416aae
  6. #4c6ea6
  7. #56729e
  8. #617597
  9. #6b798f
  10. #767c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e6098 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ad0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005aca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00788b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0065ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ea9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ccc {
  color: #175ccc;
}
Background
.bg-175ccc {
  background-color: #175ccc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ccc {
  border: 2px solid #175ccc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ccc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 92 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ccc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ccc, #2d17cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ccc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 92 204 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.89 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.87 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.16 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.17 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.29 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.70 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.77 #e8a333 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Denim
#175ccc  rgb(23, 92, 204)  hsl(217, 80%, 45%)  Denim
#cc8717  rgb(204, 135, 23)  hsl(37, 80%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#cc175c  rgb(204, 23, 92)  hsl(337, 80%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose
#5ccc17  rgb(92, 204, 23)  hsl(97, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green