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#175CCD

#175ccd ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ccd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.78% cyan, 55.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 217.25°, 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 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1224

Complementary

  1. #175ccd
  2. #cd8817

Split complementary

  1. #175ccd
  2. #cd2d17
  3. #b7cd17

Analogous

  1. #17b7cd
  2. #175ccd
  3. #2d17cd

Triadic

  1. #175ccd
  2. #cd175c
  3. #5ccd17

Tetradic

  1. #175ccd
  2. #8817cd
  3. #cd8817
  4. #5ccd17

Square

  1. #175ccd
  2. #cd17b7
  3. #cd8817
  4. #17cd2d

Monochromatic

  1. #081e43
  2. #0f3d88
  3. #175ccd
  4. #4684ea
  5. #8bb2f2

Shades

#175ccd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ccd
  2. #1553b9
  3. #124aa4
  4. #104090
  5. #0e377b
  6. #0c2e67
  7. #092552
  8. #071c3e
  9. #051229
  10. #020915
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ccd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ccd
  2. #2e6cd2
  3. #457dd7
  4. #5d8ddc
  5. #749de1
  6. #8baee6
  7. #a2beeb
  8. #b9cef0
  9. #d1def5
  10. #e8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ccd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ccd
  2. #2260c5
  3. #2c63be
  4. #3767b6
  5. #416aae
  6. #4c6ea7
  7. #56729f
  8. #617597
  9. #6b798f
  10. #767c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e6099 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005acb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00788b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0065cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006eaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ccd {
  color: #175ccd;
}
Background
.bg-175ccd {
  background-color: #175ccd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ccd {
  border: 2px solid #175ccd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ccd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 92 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ccd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ccd, #2d17cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ccd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 92 205 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 3.01 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.94 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.07 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.28 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.34 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.65 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.77 #e8a332 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Denim
#175ccd  rgb(23, 92, 205)  hsl(217, 80%, 45%)  Denim
#cd8817  rgb(205, 136, 23)  hsl(37, 80%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#cd175c  rgb(205, 23, 92)  hsl(337, 80%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose
#5ccd17  rgb(92, 205, 23)  hsl(97, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green