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#175ECD

#175ecd ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ecd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.78% cyan, 54.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 216.59°, with 79.82% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.57.

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Relative luminance0.126

Complementary

  1. #175ecd
  2. #cd8617

Split complementary

  1. #175ecd
  2. #cd2b17
  3. #b9cd17

Analogous

  1. #17b9cd
  2. #175ecd
  3. #2b17cd

Triadic

  1. #175ecd
  2. #cd175e
  3. #5ecd17

Tetradic

  1. #175ecd
  2. #8617cd
  3. #cd8617
  4. #5ecd17

Square

  1. #175ecd
  2. #cd17b9
  3. #cd8617
  4. #17cd2b

Monochromatic

  1. #081f43
  2. #0f3e88
  3. #175ecd
  4. #4686ea
  5. #8bb3f2

Shades

#175ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ecd
  2. #1555b9
  3. #124ba4
  4. #104290
  5. #0e387b
  6. #0c2f67
  7. #092652
  8. #071c3e
  9. #051329
  10. #020915
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ecd
  2. #2e6ed2
  3. #457ed7
  4. #5d8edc
  5. #749ee1
  6. #8bafe6
  7. #a2bfeb
  8. #b9cff0
  9. #d1dff5
  10. #e8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ecd
  2. #2261c5
  3. #2c65be
  4. #3768b6
  5. #416cae
  6. #4c6fa7
  7. #56729f
  8. #617697
  9. #6b798f
  10. #767d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f6199 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ccb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0067cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005dcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ecd {
  color: #175ecd;
}
Background
.bg-175ecd {
  background-color: #175ecd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ecd {
  border: 2px solid #175ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ecd, #2b17cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 205 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.57 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.49 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.76 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.00 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.96 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.51 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.90 #e8a132 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Denim
#175ecd  rgb(23, 94, 205)  hsl(217, 80%, 45%)  Denim
#cd8617  rgb(205, 134, 23)  hsl(37, 80%, 45%)  Fulvous
#cd175e  rgb(205, 23, 94)  hsl(337, 80%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose
#5ecd17  rgb(94, 205, 23)  hsl(97, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green