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#175EEE

#175eee ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175eee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 36.86% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.34% cyan, 60.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 220.19°, with 86.35% saturation and 51.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.92.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1436

Complementary

  1. #175eee
  2. #eea717

Split complementary

  1. #175eee
  2. #ee3c17
  3. #c9ee17

Analogous

  1. #17c9ee
  2. #175eee
  3. #3c17ee

Triadic

  1. #175eee
  2. #ee175e
  3. #5eee17

Tetradic

  1. #175eee
  2. #a717ee
  3. #eea717
  4. #5eee17

Square

  1. #175eee
  2. #ee17c9
  3. #eea717
  4. #17ee3c

Monochromatic

  1. #072665
  2. #0d41ac
  3. #175eee
  4. #5e8ff3
  5. #a6c1f8

Shades

#175eee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175eee
  2. #1555d6
  3. #124bbe
  4. #1042a7
  5. #0e388f
  6. #0c2f77
  7. #09265f
  8. #071c47
  9. #051330
  10. #020918
  11. #000000

Tints

#175eee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175eee
  2. #2e6ef0
  3. #457ef1
  4. #5d8ef3
  5. #749ef5
  6. #8baff7
  7. #a2bff8
  8. #b9cffa
  9. #d1dffc
  10. #e8effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175eee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175eee
  2. #2261e3
  3. #2c65d8
  4. #3768cd
  5. #416cc2
  6. #4c6fb7
  7. #5672ac
  8. #6176a1
  9. #6b7996
  10. #767d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5465af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00849d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006cf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0076c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175eee {
  color: #175eee;
}
Background
.bg-175eee {
  background-color: #175eee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175eee {
  border: 2px solid #175eee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175eee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175eee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175eee, #3c17ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175eee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 238 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.92 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.98 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.56 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.83 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.73 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.59 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.70 #e8a111 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#175eee  rgb(23, 94, 238)  hsl(220, 86%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eea717  rgb(238, 167, 23)  hsl(40, 86%, 51%)  Marigold
#ee175e  rgb(238, 23, 94)  hsl(340, 86%, 51%)  Cerise
#5eee17  rgb(94, 238, 23)  hsl(100, 86%, 51%)  Harlequin