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#175FCC

#175fcc ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175fcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.73% cyan, 53.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 216.13°, with 79.74% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.26.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1273

Complementary

  1. #175fcc
  2. #cc8417

Split complementary

  1. #175fcc
  2. #cc2917
  3. #bacc17

Analogous

  1. #17bacc
  2. #175fcc
  3. #2917cc

Triadic

  1. #175fcc
  2. #cc175f
  3. #5fcc17

Tetradic

  1. #175fcc
  2. #8417cc
  3. #cc8417
  4. #5fcc17

Square

  1. #175fcc
  2. #cc17ba
  3. #cc8417
  4. #17cc29

Monochromatic

  1. #071f43
  2. #0f3f87
  3. #175fcc
  4. #4587ea
  5. #8ab3f2

Shades

#175fcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175fcc
  2. #1556b8
  3. #124ca3
  4. #10438f
  5. #0e397a
  6. #0c3066
  7. #092652
  8. #071d3d
  9. #051329
  10. #020a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#175fcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175fcc
  2. #2e6fd1
  3. #457fd6
  4. #5d8fdb
  5. #749fe0
  6. #8bafe6
  7. #a2bfeb
  8. #b9cff0
  9. #d1dff5
  10. #e8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175fcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175fcc
  2. #2262c4
  3. #2c66bd
  4. #3769b5
  5. #416cae
  6. #4c70a6
  7. #56739e
  8. #617697
  9. #6b798f
  10. #767d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #506299 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0767ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175fcc {
  color: #175fcc;
}
Background
.bg-175fcc {
  background-color: #175fcc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175fcc {
  border: 2px solid #175fcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175fcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 95 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175fcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175fcc, #2917cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175fcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 95 204 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.26 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.73 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.73 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.77 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.73 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.58 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.59 #e8a033 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Denim
#175fcc  rgb(23, 95, 204)  hsl(216, 80%, 45%)  Denim
#cc8417  rgb(204, 132, 23)  hsl(36, 80%, 45%)  Bronze
#cc175f  rgb(204, 23, 95)  hsl(336, 80%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose
#5fcc17  rgb(95, 204, 23)  hsl(96, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green