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#175FBC

#175fbc ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175fbc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 37.25% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.77% cyan, 49.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 213.82°, with 78.2% saturation and 41.37% 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 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 0.4.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.12

Complementary

  1. #175fbc
  2. #bc7417

Split complementary

  1. #175fbc
  2. #bc2217
  3. #b1bc17

Analogous

  1. #17b1bc
  2. #175fbc
  3. #2217bc

Triadic

  1. #175fbc
  2. #bc175f
  3. #5fbc17

Tetradic

  1. #175fbc
  2. #7417bc
  3. #bc7417
  4. #5fbc17

Square

  1. #175fbc
  2. #bc17b1
  3. #bc7417
  4. #17bc22

Monochromatic

  1. #061a34
  2. #0f3d78
  3. #175fbc
  4. #3985e7
  5. #7dafef

Shades

#175fbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175fbc
  2. #1556a9
  3. #124c96
  4. #104384
  5. #0e3971
  6. #0c305e
  7. #09264b
  8. #071d38
  9. #051326
  10. #020a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#175fbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175fbc
  2. #2e6fc3
  3. #457fc9
  4. #5d8fd0
  5. #749fd7
  6. #8bafde
  7. #a2bfe4
  8. #b9cfeb
  9. #d1dff2
  10. #e8eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175fbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175fbc
  2. #2262b6
  3. #2c66b0
  4. #3769aa
  5. #416ca4
  6. #4c709e
  7. #567398
  8. #617692
  9. #6b798c
  10. #767d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e608f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2569bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005aba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007684 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2065be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006d9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175fbc {
  color: #175fbc;
}
Background
.bg-175fbc {
  background-color: #175fbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175fbc {
  border: 2px solid #175fbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175fbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 95 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175fbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175fbc, #2217bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175fbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 95 188 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 0.40 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.82 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.55 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.92 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.02 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.45 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.50 #e8a043 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Denim
#175fbc  rgb(23, 95, 188)  hsl(214, 78%, 41%)  Denim
#bc7417  rgb(188, 116, 23)  hsl(34, 78%, 41%)  Ochre
#bc175f  rgb(188, 23, 95)  hsl(334, 78%, 41%)  Dogwood Rose
#5fbc17  rgb(95, 188, 23)  hsl(94, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green