What color is #1751C3?

#1751C3 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Sapphire. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1751C3?

The RGB value is 23, 81, 195: 23 red, 81 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1751C3?

The complementary color is #C38917, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1751C3?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1751C3 color

#1751C3 rgb(23, 81, 195)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1751C3 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 31.8% green and 76.5% blue (23, 81, 195).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 79% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Sapphire (#0F52BA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#1751C3 color codes

HEX	`#1751C3`
RGB	`rgb(23, 81, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 31.8%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 79%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 88%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 58%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.85, 26.43, -64.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.85, 69.55, 292.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.143, 10.005, 52.858)`
Decimal	`1528259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1751C3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1751C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#1751C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1751C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1751c3; }
.text { color: #1751c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1751c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 81 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1751c3, #3317c3); }

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Questions

What color is #1751C3?: #1751C3 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Sapphire. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1751C3?: The RGB value is 23, 81, 195: 23 red, 81 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1751C3?: The complementary color is #C38917, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1751C3?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.