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#175FCD

#175fcd ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175fcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.78% cyan, 53.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 216.26°, with 79.82% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.4.

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Relative luminance0.1277

Complementary

  1. #175fcd
  2. #cd8517

Split complementary

  1. #175fcd
  2. #cd2a17
  3. #bacd17

Analogous

  1. #17bacd
  2. #175fcd
  3. #2a17cd

Triadic

  1. #175fcd
  2. #cd175f
  3. #5fcd17

Tetradic

  1. #175fcd
  2. #8517cd
  3. #cd8517
  4. #5fcd17

Square

  1. #175fcd
  2. #cd17ba
  3. #cd8517
  4. #17cd2a

Monochromatic

  1. #081f43
  2. #0f3f88
  3. #175fcd
  4. #4687ea
  5. #8bb4f2

Shades

#175fcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175fcd
  2. #1556b9
  3. #124ca4
  4. #104390
  5. #0e397b
  6. #0c3067
  7. #092652
  8. #071d3e
  9. #051329
  10. #020a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#175fcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175fcd
  2. #2e6fd2
  3. #457fd7
  4. #5d8fdc
  5. #749fe1
  6. #8bafe6
  7. #a2bfeb
  8. #b9cff0
  9. #d1dff5
  10. #e8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175fcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175fcd
  2. #2262c5
  3. #2c66be
  4. #3769b6
  5. #416cae
  6. #4c70a7
  7. #56739f
  8. #617697
  9. #6b798f
  10. #767d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #50629a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0567cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ecc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175fcd {
  color: #175fcd;
}
Background
.bg-175fcd {
  background-color: #175fcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175fcd {
  border: 2px solid #175fcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175fcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 95 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175fcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175fcd, #2a17cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175fcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 95 205 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.40 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.78 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.63 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.89 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.79 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.47 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.68 #e8a032 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Denim
#175fcd  rgb(23, 95, 205)  hsl(216, 80%, 45%)  Denim
#cd8517  rgb(205, 133, 23)  hsl(36, 80%, 45%)  Fulvous
#cd175f  rgb(205, 23, 95)  hsl(336, 80%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose
#5fcd17  rgb(95, 205, 23)  hsl(96, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green