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#175FAA

#175faa ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175faa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 37.25% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.47% cyan, 44.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 210.61°, with 76.17% saturation and 37.84% 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 1.71.

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Relative luminance0.1127

Complementary

  1. #175faa
  2. #aa6217

Split complementary

  1. #175faa
  2. #aa1817
  3. #a8aa17

Analogous

  1. #17a8aa
  2. #175faa
  3. #1817aa

Triadic

  1. #175faa
  2. #aa175f
  3. #5faa17

Tetradic

  1. #175faa
  2. #6217aa
  3. #aa6217
  4. #5faa17

Square

  1. #175faa
  2. #aa17a8
  3. #aa6217
  4. #17aa18

Monochromatic

  1. #051423
  2. #0e3967
  3. #175faa
  4. #2b85e2
  5. #6faceb

Shades

#175faa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175faa
  2. #155699
  3. #124c88
  4. #104377
  5. #0e3966
  6. #0c3055
  7. #092644
  8. #071d33
  9. #051322
  10. #020a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#175faa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175faa
  2. #2e6fb3
  3. #457fbb
  4. #5d8fc4
  5. #749fcc
  6. #8bafd5
  7. #a2bfdd
  8. #b9cfe6
  9. #d1dfee
  10. #e8eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175faa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175faa
  2. #2262a6
  3. #2c66a2
  4. #37699d
  5. #416c99
  6. #4c7095
  7. #567391
  8. #61768d
  9. #6b7988
  10. #767d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5f83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3865ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1958a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00717c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e63ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #195ba9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006a91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175faa {
  color: #175faa;
}
Background
.bg-175faa {
  background-color: #175faa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175faa {
  border: 2px solid #175faa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175faa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 95 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175faa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175faa, #1817aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175faa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 95 170 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 1.71 #1560bd Denim ΔE 2.46 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.34 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.46 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.60 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.42 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.33 #e8a055 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175faa  rgb(23, 95, 170)  hsl(211, 76%, 38%)  Lapis Lazuli
#aa6217  rgb(170, 98, 23)  hsl(31, 76%, 38%)  Ginger
#aa175f  rgb(170, 23, 95)  hsl(331, 76%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5faa17  rgb(95, 170, 23)  hsl(91, 76%, 38%)  Kelly Green