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#175EEF

#175eef ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175eef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.38% cyan, 60.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 220.28°, with 87.1% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1442

Complementary

  1. #175eef
  2. #efa817

Split complementary

  1. #175eef
  2. #ef3c17
  3. #caef17

Analogous

  1. #17caef
  2. #175eef
  3. #3c17ef

Triadic

  1. #175eef
  2. #ef175e
  3. #5eef17

Tetradic

  1. #175eef
  2. #a817ef
  3. #efa817
  4. #5eef17

Square

  1. #175eef
  2. #ef17ca
  3. #efa817
  4. #17ef3c

Monochromatic

  1. #072666
  2. #0c41ae
  3. #175eef
  4. #5f90f4
  5. #a6c1f9

Shades

#175eef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175eef
  2. #1555d7
  3. #124bbf
  4. #1042a7
  5. #0e388f
  6. #0c2f78
  7. #092660
  8. #071c48
  9. #051330
  10. #020918
  11. #000000

Tints

#175eef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175eef
  2. #2e6ef1
  3. #457ef2
  4. #5d8ef4
  5. #749ef5
  6. #8baff7
  7. #a2bff9
  8. #b9cffa
  9. #d1dffc
  10. #e8effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175eef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175eef
  2. #2261e4
  3. #2c65d9
  4. #3768ce
  5. #416cc3
  6. #4c6fb8
  7. #5672ac
  8. #6176a1
  9. #6b7996
  10. #767d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5565b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00849e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006cf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0077c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175eef {
  color: #175eef;
}
Background
.bg-175eef {
  background-color: #175eef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175eef {
  border: 2px solid #175eef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175eef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175eef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175eef, #3c17ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175eef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 239 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.84 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.99 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.52 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.96 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.85 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.56 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.70 #e8a110 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#175eef  rgb(23, 94, 239)  hsl(220, 87%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#efa817  rgb(239, 168, 23)  hsl(40, 87%, 51%)  Marigold
#ef175e  rgb(239, 23, 94)  hsl(340, 87%, 51%)  Cerise
#5eef17  rgb(94, 239, 23)  hsl(100, 87%, 51%)  Harlequin