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#175F8D

#175f8d ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175f8d 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 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.69% cyan, 32.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 203.39°, with 71.95% saturation and 32.16% 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 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.1029

Complementary

  1. #175f8d
  2. #8d4517

Split complementary

  1. #175f8d
  2. #8d1724
  3. #8d8017

Analogous

  1. #178d80
  2. #175f8d
  3. #17248d

Triadic

  1. #175f8d
  2. #8d175f
  3. #5f8d17

Tetradic

  1. #175f8d
  2. #45178d
  3. #8d4517
  4. #5f8d17

Square

  1. #175f8d
  2. #80178d
  3. #8d4517
  4. #248d17

Monochromatic

  1. #030c12
  2. #0c334b
  3. #175f8d
  4. #228bcf
  5. #59aee4

Shades

#175f8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175f8d
  2. #15567f
  3. #124c71
  4. #104363
  5. #0e3955
  6. #0c3047
  7. #092638
  8. #071d2a
  9. #05131c
  10. #020a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#175f8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175f8d
  2. #2e6f98
  3. #457fa4
  4. #5d8faf
  5. #749fbb
  6. #8bafc6
  7. #a2bfd1
  8. #b9cfdd
  9. #d1dfe8
  10. #e8eff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175f8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175f8d
  2. #22628c
  3. #2c668a
  4. #376989
  5. #416c88
  6. #4c7087
  7. #567385
  8. #617684
  9. #6b7983
  10. #767d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #485c72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #49608f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #39568c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b608e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f598c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00667c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175f8d {
  color: #175f8d;
}
Background
.bg-175f8d {
  background-color: #175f8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175f8d {
  border: 2px solid #175f8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175f8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 95 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 72% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175f8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175f8d, #17248d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175f8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 95 141 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.64 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.77 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.41 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.24 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.79 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.47 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.04 #e8a072 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175f8d  rgb(23, 95, 141)  hsl(203, 72%, 32%)  Lapis Lazuli
#8d4517  rgb(141, 69, 23)  hsl(23, 72%, 32%)  Saddle Brown
#8d175f  rgb(141, 23, 95)  hsl(323, 72%, 32%)  Boysenberry
#5f8d17  rgb(95, 141, 23)  hsl(83, 72%, 32%)  Olive Drab