#176fe5

Color #176fe5

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 6.25 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#176fe5

RGB

rgb(23, 111, 229)

HSL

hsl(214.4, 81.7%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.4, 90%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(90%, 51.5%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(48.52, 20.17, -66.46)

LCH

lch(48.52, 69.45, 286.88)

OKLCH

oklch(56.3%, 0.1959, 258.25)

HWB

hwb(214.4, 9%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e58d17

Analogous

#17d6e5

#176fe5

#2617e5

Triadic

#176fe5

#e5176f

#6fe517

Split-complementary

#176fe5

#e52617

#d6e517

Tetradic

#176fe5

#8d17e5

#e58d17

#6fe517

Square

#176fe5

#e517d6

#e58d17

#17e526

Shades

Color #176fe5 mixed toward black.

#135cbf

#0f4a99

#0c3772

#08254c

#041226

Tints

Color #176fe5 mixed toward white.

#3c87eb

#639fef

#8ab7f3

#b1cff7

#d8e7fb

Tones

Color #176fe5 mixed toward gray.

#2871d4

#3974c3

#4b76b1

#5c79a0

#6d7b8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.44:1

White text reads better on this background (4.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4dd0 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#4842cb · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#22beb9 · ΔE 38.8

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 27.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #176fe5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#176fe5]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#176fe5 (#176fe5) is rgb(23, 111, 229) in RGB.

No, #176fe5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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