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#175DAD

#175dad ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175dad is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 36.47% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.71% cyan, 46.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 212°, with 76.53% saturation and 38.43% 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 6.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.13.

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Relative luminance0.1103

Complementary

  1. #175dad
  2. #ad6717

Split complementary

  1. #175dad
  2. #ad1c17
  3. #a8ad17

Analogous

  1. #17a8ad
  2. #175dad
  3. #1c17ad

Triadic

  1. #175dad
  2. #ad175d
  3. #5dad17

Tetradic

  1. #175dad
  2. #6717ad
  3. #ad6717
  4. #5dad17

Square

  1. #175dad
  2. #ad17a8
  3. #ad6717
  4. #17ad1c

Monochromatic

  1. #051426
  2. #0e3969
  3. #175dad
  4. #2d82e3
  5. #71aaec

Shades

#175dad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175dad
  2. #15549c
  3. #124a8a
  4. #104179
  5. #0e3868
  6. #0c2f57
  7. #092545
  8. #071c34
  9. #051323
  10. #020911
  11. #000000

Tints

#175dad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175dad
  2. #2e6db5
  3. #457dbd
  4. #5d8ec6
  5. #749ece
  6. #8baed6
  7. #a2bede
  8. #b9cee6
  9. #d1dfef
  10. #e8eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175dad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175dad
  2. #2261a9
  3. #2c64a4
  4. #3768a0
  5. #416b9b
  6. #4c6f97
  7. #567292
  8. #61768e
  9. #6b7989
  10. #767d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5d85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3164b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0757ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00707c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2962af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0f5aac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006992 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175dad {
  color: #175dad;
}
Background
.bg-175dad {
  background-color: #175dad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175dad {
  border: 2px solid #175dad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175dad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 93 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 77% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175dad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175dad, #1c17ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175dad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 93 173 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.13 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 2.47 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.66 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.30 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.92 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.93 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.60 #e8a252 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Denim
#175dad  rgb(23, 93, 173)  hsl(212, 77%, 38%)  Denim
#ad6717  rgb(173, 103, 23)  hsl(32, 77%, 38%)  Ginger
#ad175d  rgb(173, 23, 93)  hsl(332, 77%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5dad17  rgb(93, 173, 23)  hsl(92, 77%, 38%)  Kelly Green