#178cff

Color #178cff

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 3.07 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#178cff

RGB

rgb(23, 140, 255)

HSL

hsl(209.7, 100%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.7, 91%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(91%, 45.1%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(58.18, 12.04, -65.31)

LCH

lch(58.18, 66.41, 280.45)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.1954, 253.93)

HWB

hwb(209.7, 9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ff8a17

Analogous

#17fffe

#178cff

#1718ff

Triadic

#178cff

#ff178c

#8cff17

Split-complementary

#178cff

#ff1718

#fffe17

Tetradic

#178cff

#8a17ff

#ff8a17

#8cff17

Square

#178cff

#fe17ff

#ff8a17

#18ff17

Shades

Color #178cff mixed toward black.

#0075e8

#005eb9

#00468b

#002f5d

#00172e

Tints

Color #178cff mixed toward white.

#3e9fff

#64b2ff

#8bc6ff

#b2d9ff

#d8ecff

Tones

Color #178cff mixed toward gray.

#2a8cec

#3e8cd8

#518cc5

#648bb2

#788b9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6161ea · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#5b52e4 · ΔE 22.2

Tritanopia

#28d7d3 · ΔE 35.9

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 26.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #178cff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#178cff]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#178cff (#178cff) is rgb(23, 140, 255) in RGB.

No, #178cff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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