#175e8c

Color #175e8c

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.5 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#175e8c

RGB

rgb(23, 94, 140)

HSL

hsl(203.6, 71.8%, 32%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.6, 83.6%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(83.6%, 32.9%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(37.99, -4.06, -31.43)

LCH

lch(37.99, 31.69, 262.64)

OKLCH

oklch(46.3%, 0.1004, 242.8)

HWB

hwb(203.6, 9%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c4517

Analogous

#178c80

#175e8c

#17248c

Triadic

#175e8c

#8c175e

#5e8c17

Split-complementary

#175e8c

#8c1724

#8c8017

Tetradic

#175e8c

#45178c

#8c4517

#5e8c17

Square

#175e8c

#80178c

#8c4517

#248c17

Shades

Color #175e8c mixed toward black.

#134e75

#0f3f5d

#0c2f46

#081f2f

#041017

Tints

Color #175e8c mixed toward white.

#1f7fbe

#389dde

#6ab6e7

#9cceef

#cde7f7

Tones

Color #175e8c mixed toward gray.

#215c82

#2b5a79

#34586f

#3e5665

#48545b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.02:1

White text reads better on this background (6.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414283 · ΔE 15.4

Deuteranopia

#3d3880 · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#1f7b79 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 18.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #175e8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#175e8c]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#175e8c (#175e8c) is rgb(23, 94, 140) in RGB.

No, #175e8c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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