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#175F8A

#175f8a ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175f8a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 37.25% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.33% cyan, 31.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 202.43°, with 71.43% saturation and 31.57% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 4.02.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.102

Complementary

  1. #175f8a
  2. #8a4217

Split complementary

  1. #175f8a
  2. #8a1726
  3. #8a7b17

Analogous

  1. #178a7b
  2. #175f8a
  3. #17268a

Triadic

  1. #175f8a
  2. #8a175f
  3. #5f8a17

Tetradic

  1. #175f8a
  2. #42178a
  3. #8a4217
  4. #5f8a17

Square

  1. #175f8a
  2. #7b178a
  3. #8a4217
  4. #268a17

Monochromatic

  1. #030c11
  2. #0c3248
  3. #175f8a
  4. #228ccc
  5. #57afe3

Shades

#175f8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175f8a
  2. #15567c
  3. #124c6e
  4. #104361
  5. #0e3953
  6. #0c3045
  7. #092637
  8. #071d29
  9. #05131c
  10. #020a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#175f8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175f8a
  2. #2e6f96
  3. #457fa1
  4. #5d8fad
  5. #749fb9
  6. #8bafc5
  7. #a2bfd0
  8. #b9cfdc
  9. #d1dfe8
  10. #e8eff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175f8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175f8a
  2. #226289
  3. #2c6688
  4. #376987
  5. #416c86
  6. #4c7085
  7. #567384
  8. #617683
  9. #6b7982
  10. #767d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #485c70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b608c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b5589 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c5f8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #30598a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00667a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175f8a {
  color: #175f8a;
}
Background
.bg-175f8a {
  background-color: #175f8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175f8a {
  border: 2px solid #175f8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175f8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 95 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 71% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175f8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175f8a, #17268a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175f8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 95 138 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.02 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.25 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.35 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.56 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.39 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.88 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.40 #e8a075 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#175f8a  rgb(23, 95, 138)  hsl(202, 71%, 32%)  Sea Blue
#8a4217  rgb(138, 66, 23)  hsl(22, 71%, 32%)  Saddle Brown
#8a175f  rgb(138, 23, 95)  hsl(322, 71%, 32%)  Boysenberry
#5f8a17  rgb(95, 138, 23)  hsl(82, 71%, 32%)  Olive Drab