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#175EAA

#175eaa ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175eaa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 36.86% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.47% cyan, 44.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 211.02°, with 76.17% saturation and 37.84% 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 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 1.92.

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Relative luminance0.1109

Complementary

  1. #175eaa
  2. #aa6317

Split complementary

  1. #175eaa
  2. #aa1917
  3. #a7aa17

Analogous

  1. #17a7aa
  2. #175eaa
  3. #1917aa

Triadic

  1. #175eaa
  2. #aa175e
  3. #5eaa17

Tetradic

  1. #175eaa
  2. #6317aa
  3. #aa6317
  4. #5eaa17

Square

  1. #175eaa
  2. #aa17a7
  3. #aa6317
  4. #17aa19

Monochromatic

  1. #051323
  2. #0e3967
  3. #175eaa
  4. #2b84e2
  5. #6fabeb

Shades

#175eaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175eaa
  2. #155599
  3. #124b88
  4. #104277
  5. #0e3866
  6. #0c2f55
  7. #092644
  8. #071c33
  9. #051322
  10. #020911
  11. #000000

Tints

#175eaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175eaa
  2. #2e6eb3
  3. #457ebb
  4. #5d8ec4
  5. #749ecc
  6. #8bafd5
  7. #a2bfdd
  8. #b9cfe6
  9. #d1dfee
  10. #e8eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175eaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175eaa
  2. #2261a6
  3. #2c65a2
  4. #37689d
  5. #416c99
  6. #4c6f95
  7. #567291
  8. #61768d
  9. #6b7988
  10. #767d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5e83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3665ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1658a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00707b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c62ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #165aa9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006990 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175eaa {
  color: #175eaa;
}
Background
.bg-175eaa {
  background-color: #175eaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175eaa {
  border: 2px solid #175eaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175eaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175eaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175eaa, #1917aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175eaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 170 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 1.92 #1560bd Denim ΔE 2.44 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.70 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.25 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.67 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.10 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.71 #e8a155 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175eaa  rgb(23, 94, 170)  hsl(211, 76%, 38%)  Lapis Lazuli
#aa6317  rgb(170, 99, 23)  hsl(31, 76%, 38%)  Ginger
#aa175e  rgb(170, 23, 94)  hsl(331, 76%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5eaa17  rgb(94, 170, 23)  hsl(91, 76%, 38%)  Kelly Green