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#175CE3

#175ce3 ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175ce3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 36.08% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.87% cyan, 59.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 219.71°, with 81.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.67.

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Relative luminance0.1338

Complementary

  1. #175ce3
  2. #e39e17

Split complementary

  1. #175ce3
  2. #e33817
  3. #c2e317

Analogous

  1. #17c2e3
  2. #175ce3
  3. #3817e3

Triadic

  1. #175ce3
  2. #e3175c
  3. #5ce317

Tetradic

  1. #175ce3
  2. #9e17e3
  3. #e39e17
  4. #5ce317

Square

  1. #175ce3
  2. #e317c2
  3. #e39e17
  4. #17e338

Monochromatic

  1. #092458
  2. #10409e
  3. #175ce3
  4. #588bee
  5. #9ebbf5

Shades

#175ce3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ce3
  2. #1553cc
  3. #124ab6
  4. #10409f
  5. #0e3788
  6. #0c2e72
  7. #09255b
  8. #071c44
  9. #05122d
  10. #020917
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ce3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ce3
  2. #2e6ce6
  3. #457de9
  4. #5d8deb
  5. #749dee
  6. #8baef1
  7. #a2bef4
  8. #b9cef7
  9. #d1def9
  10. #e8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ce3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ce3
  2. #2260d9
  3. #2c63cf
  4. #3767c5
  5. #416abb
  6. #4c6eb2
  7. #5672a8
  8. #61759e
  9. #6b7994
  10. #767c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5262a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ee0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0068e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005de1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0073ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ce3 {
  color: #175ce3;
}
Background
.bg-175ce3 {
  background-color: #175ce3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ce3 {
  border: 2px solid #175ce3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ce3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 92 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 82% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ce3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ce3, #3817e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ce3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 92 227 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.67 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.24 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.69 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.17 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.65 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.38 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.64 #e8a31c Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#175ce3  rgb(23, 92, 227)  hsl(220, 82%, 49%)  Royal Blue
#e39e17  rgb(227, 158, 23)  hsl(40, 82%, 49%)  Gamboge
#e3175c  rgb(227, 23, 92)  hsl(340, 82%, 49%)  Raspberry
#5ce317  rgb(92, 227, 23)  hsl(100, 82%, 49%)  Harlequin