#00178e

Color #00178e

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Navy #000080 · ΔE 7.45 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#00178e

RGB

rgb(0, 23, 142)

HSL

hsl(230.3, 100%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.3, 100%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 83.8%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(18.21, 42.2, -64.79)

LCH

lch(18.21, 77.32, 303.08)

OKLCH

oklch(31.3%, 0.1888, 264.13)

HWB

hwb(230.3, 0%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e7700

Analogous

#005e8e

#00178e

#30008e

Triadic

#00178e

#8e0017

#178e00

Split-complementary

#00178e

#8e3000

#5e8e00

Tetradic

#00178e

#77008e

#8e7700

#178e00

Square

#00178e

#8e005e

#8e7700

#008e30

Shades

Color #00178e mixed toward black.

#001376

#000f5f

#000b47

#00082f

#000418

Tints

Color #00178e mixed toward white.

#0021cb

#0a31ff

#4765ff

#8498ff

#c2ccff

Tones

Color #00178e mixed toward gray.

#0c1f82

#182776

#232f6a

#2f375f

#3b3f53

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.51:1

White text reads better on this background (13.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#0c0c7e · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#0b0879 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#016e6b · ΔE 38.7

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 28.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #00178e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#00178e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#00178e (#00178e) is rgb(0, 23, 142) in RGB.

No, #00178e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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