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#175ECC

#175ecc ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ecc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 36.86% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.73% cyan, 53.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 216.46°, 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.44.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1255

Complementary

  1. #175ecc
  2. #cc8517

Split complementary

  1. #175ecc
  2. #cc2a17
  3. #b9cc17

Analogous

  1. #17b9cc
  2. #175ecc
  3. #2a17cc

Triadic

  1. #175ecc
  2. #cc175e
  3. #5ecc17

Tetradic

  1. #175ecc
  2. #8517cc
  3. #cc8517
  4. #5ecc17

Square

  1. #175ecc
  2. #cc17b9
  3. #cc8517
  4. #17cc2a

Monochromatic

  1. #071f43
  2. #0f3e87
  3. #175ecc
  4. #4586ea
  5. #8ab3f2

Shades

#175ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ecc
  2. #1555b8
  3. #124ba3
  4. #10428f
  5. #0e387a
  6. #0c2f66
  7. #092652
  8. #071c3d
  9. #051329
  10. #020914
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ecc
  2. #2e6ed1
  3. #457ed6
  4. #5d8edb
  5. #749ee0
  6. #8bafe6
  7. #a2bfeb
  8. #b9cff0
  9. #d1dff5
  10. #e8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ecc
  2. #2261c4
  3. #2c65bd
  4. #3768b5
  5. #416cae
  6. #4c6fa6
  7. #56729e
  8. #617697
  9. #6b798f
  10. #767d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f6199 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00798c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0266ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ecc {
  color: #175ecc;
}
Background
.bg-175ecc {
  background-color: #175ecc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ecc {
  border: 2px solid #175ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ecc, #2a17cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 204 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.44 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.43 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.86 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.88 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.90 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.64 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.81 #e8a133 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Denim
#175ecc  rgb(23, 94, 204)  hsl(216, 80%, 45%)  Denim
#cc8517  rgb(204, 133, 23)  hsl(36, 80%, 45%)  Fulvous
#cc175e  rgb(204, 23, 94)  hsl(336, 80%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose
#5ecc17  rgb(94, 204, 23)  hsl(96, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green