What color is #175493?

#175493 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Chip. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #175493?

The RGB value is 23, 84, 147: 23 red, 84 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #175493?

The complementary color is #935617, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #175493?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#175493 color

#175493 rgb(23, 84, 147)

Shades of blue

The hex color #175493 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 32.9% green and 57.6% blue (23, 84, 147).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 73% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Blue Chip (#1D5699), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#175493 color codes

HEX	`#175493`
RGB	`rgb(23, 84, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 32.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 73%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 84%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 43%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.26, 5.15, -40.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.26, 40.34, 277.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.788, 8.628, 28.8)`
Decimal	`1528979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #175493, 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 #175493	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#175493 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #175493 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #175493; }
.text { color: #175493; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175493; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 84 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #175493, #181793); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sapphire.

Questions

What color is #175493?: #175493 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Chip. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #175493?: The RGB value is 23, 84, 147: 23 red, 84 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #175493?: The complementary color is #935617, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #175493?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.