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#175DCB

#175dcb ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175dcb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 36.47% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.67% cyan, 54.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 216.67°, with 79.65% saturation and 44.31% 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 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1232

Complementary

  1. #175dcb
  2. #cb8517

Split complementary

  1. #175dcb
  2. #cb2b17
  3. #b7cb17

Analogous

  1. #17b7cb
  2. #175dcb
  3. #2b17cb

Triadic

  1. #175dcb
  2. #cb175d
  3. #5dcb17

Tetradic

  1. #175dcb
  2. #8517cb
  3. #cb8517
  4. #5dcb17

Square

  1. #175dcb
  2. #cb17b7
  3. #cb8517
  4. #17cb2b

Monochromatic

  1. #071e42
  2. #0f3e86
  3. #175dcb
  4. #4585ea
  5. #89b2f2

Shades

#175dcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175dcb
  2. #1554b7
  3. #124aa2
  4. #10418e
  5. #0e387a
  6. #0c2f66
  7. #092551
  8. #071c3d
  9. #051329
  10. #020914
  11. #000000

Tints

#175dcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175dcb
  2. #2e6dd0
  3. #457dd5
  4. #5d8edb
  5. #749ee0
  6. #8baee5
  7. #a2beea
  8. #b9ceef
  9. #d1dff5
  10. #e8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175dcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175dcb
  2. #2261c4
  3. #2c64bc
  4. #3768b5
  5. #416bad
  6. #4c6fa6
  7. #56729e
  8. #617697
  9. #6b798f
  10. #767d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f6098 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00788b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ea8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175dcb {
  color: #175dcb;
}
Background
.bg-175dcb {
  background-color: #175dcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175dcb {
  border: 2px solid #175dcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175dcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 93 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175dcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175dcb, #2b17cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175dcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 93 203 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.53 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.09 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.90 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.10 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.03 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.82 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.93 #e8a234 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Denim
#175dcb  rgb(23, 93, 203)  hsl(217, 80%, 44%)  Denim
#cb8517  rgb(203, 133, 23)  hsl(37, 80%, 44%)  Bronze
#cb175d  rgb(203, 23, 93)  hsl(337, 80%, 44%)  Dogwood Rose
#5dcb17  rgb(93, 203, 23)  hsl(97, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green