#175b82

Color #175b82

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.71 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#175b82

RGB

rgb(23, 91, 130)

HSL

hsl(201.9, 69.9%, 30%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.9, 82.3%, 51%)

CMYK

cmyk(82.3%, 30%, 0%, 49%)

LAB

lab(36.51, -6.1, -27.67)

LCH

lch(36.51, 28.33, 257.57)

OKLCH

oklch(45%, 0.091, 239.4)

HWB

hwb(201.9, 9%, 49%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#823e17

Analogous

#178274

#175b82

#172582

Triadic

#175b82

#82175b

#5b8217

Split-complementary

#175b82

#821725

#827417

Tetradic

#175b82

#3e1782

#823e17

#5b8217

Square

#175b82

#741782

#823e17

#258217

Shades

Color #175b82 mixed toward black.

#134c6c

#0f3d57

#0c2d41

#081e2b

#040f16

Tints

Color #175b82 mixed toward white.

#207eb5

#359edb

#67b7e4

#9acfed

#cce7f6

Tones

Color #175b82 mixed toward gray.

#205979

#295670

#325467

#3b515e

#444f55

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.86:1

White text reads better on this background (7.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3f407a · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#3c3678 · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#1f7372 · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #175b82;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#175b82]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#175b82 (#175b82) is rgb(23, 91, 130) in RGB.

No, #175b82 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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