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#175DCC

#175dcc ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175dcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.73% cyan, 54.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 216.8°, with 79.74% saturation and 44.51% 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 6.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.65.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1237

Complementary

  1. #175dcc
  2. #cc8617

Split complementary

  1. #175dcc
  2. #cc2c17
  3. #b7cc17

Analogous

  1. #17b7cc
  2. #175dcc
  3. #2c17cc

Triadic

  1. #175dcc
  2. #cc175d
  3. #5dcc17

Tetradic

  1. #175dcc
  2. #8617cc
  3. #cc8617
  4. #5dcc17

Square

  1. #175dcc
  2. #cc17b7
  3. #cc8617
  4. #17cc2c

Monochromatic

  1. #071e43
  2. #0f3e87
  3. #175dcc
  4. #4585ea
  5. #8ab2f2

Shades

#175dcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175dcc
  2. #1554b8
  3. #124aa3
  4. #10418f
  5. #0e387a
  6. #0c2f66
  7. #092552
  8. #071c3d
  9. #051329
  10. #020914
  11. #000000

Tints

#175dcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175dcc
  2. #2e6dd1
  3. #457dd6
  4. #5d8edb
  5. #749ee0
  6. #8baee6
  7. #a2beeb
  8. #b9cef0
  9. #d1dff5
  10. #e8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175dcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175dcc
  2. #2261c4
  3. #2c64bd
  4. #3768b5
  5. #416bae
  6. #4c6fa6
  7. #56729e
  8. #617697
  9. #6b798f
  10. #767d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f6098 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00798b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175dcc {
  color: #175dcc;
}
Background
.bg-175dcc {
  background-color: #175dcc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175dcc {
  border: 2px solid #175dcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175dcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 93 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175dcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175dcc, #2c17cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175dcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 93 204 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.65 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.15 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.00 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.02 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.09 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.70 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.99 #e8a233 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Denim
#175dcc  rgb(23, 93, 204)  hsl(217, 80%, 45%)  Denim
#cc8617  rgb(204, 134, 23)  hsl(37, 80%, 45%)  Fulvous
#cc175d  rgb(204, 23, 93)  hsl(337, 80%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose
#5dcc17  rgb(93, 204, 23)  hsl(97, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green