#175eb3

Color #175eb3

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 19.54 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#175eb3

RGB

rgb(23, 94, 179)

HSL

hsl(212.7, 77.2%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.7, 87.2%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(87.2%, 47.5%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(40.31, 11.47, -50.98)

LCH

lch(40.31, 52.25, 282.68)

OKLCH

oklch(48.9%, 0.151, 256.13)

HWB

hwb(212.7, 9%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b36c17

Analogous

#17acb3

#175eb3

#1e17b3

Triadic

#175eb3

#b3175e

#5eb317

Split-complementary

#175eb3

#b31e17

#acb317

Tetradic

#175eb3

#6c17b3

#b36c17

#5eb317

Square

#175eb3

#b317ac

#b36c17

#17b31e

Shades

Color #175eb3 mixed toward black.

#134e95

#0f3f77

#0c2f59

#081f3c

#04101e

Tints

Color #175eb3 mixed toward white.

#1d76e0

#4991e8

#77aded

#a4c8f3

#d2e4f9

Tones

Color #175eb3 mixed toward gray.

#245fa6

#316099

#3e618c

#4b637f

#586472

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.29:1

White text reads better on this background (6.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4142a4 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#3d38a0 · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#1f9693 · ΔE 33.1

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 24.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #175eb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#175eb3]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#175eb3 (#175eb3) is rgb(23, 94, 179) in RGB.

No, #175eb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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