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#175CFA

#175cfa ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175cfa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 36.08% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.8% cyan, 63.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 221.76°, with 95.78% saturation and 53.53% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1474

Complementary

  1. #175cfa
  2. #fab517

Split complementary

  1. #175cfa
  2. #fa4317
  3. #cefa17

Analogous

  1. #17cefa
  2. #175cfa
  3. #4317fa

Triadic

  1. #175cfa
  2. #fa175c
  3. #5cfa17

Tetradic

  1. #175cfa
  2. #b517fa
  3. #fab517
  4. #5cfa17

Square

  1. #175cfa
  2. #fa17ce
  3. #fab517
  4. #17fa43

Monochromatic

  1. #032575
  2. #043dc0
  3. #175cfa
  4. #6291fc
  5. #adc5fd

Shades

#175cfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175cfa
  2. #1553e1
  3. #124ac8
  4. #1040af
  5. #0e3796
  6. #0c2e7d
  7. #092564
  8. #071c4b
  9. #051232
  10. #020919
  11. #000000

Tints

#175cfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175cfa
  2. #2e6cfb
  3. #457dfb
  4. #5d8dfc
  5. #749dfc
  6. #8baefd
  7. #a2befd
  8. #b9cefe
  9. #d1defe
  10. #e8efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175cfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175cfa
  2. #2260ee
  3. #2c63e2
  4. #3767d5
  5. #416ac9
  6. #4c6ebd
  7. #5672b1
  8. #6175a5
  9. #6b7998
  10. #767c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5565b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0086a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006cfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ff8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175cfa {
  color: #175cfa;
}
Background
.bg-175cfa {
  background-color: #175cfa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175cfa {
  border: 2px solid #175cfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175cfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 92 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 96% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175cfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175cfa, #4317fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175cfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 92 250 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.60 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.78 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.92 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.94 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.43 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.49 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.99 #e8a305 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#175cfa  rgb(23, 92, 250)  hsl(222, 96%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fab517  rgb(250, 181, 23)  hsl(42, 96%, 54%)  Amber
#fa175c  rgb(250, 23, 92)  hsl(342, 96%, 54%)  Folly
#5cfa17  rgb(92, 250, 23)  hsl(102, 96%, 54%)  Harlequin