What color is #175DCC?

#175DCC is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Denim. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #175DCC?

The RGB value is 23, 93, 204: 23 red, 93 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #175DCC?

The complementary color is #CC8617, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #175DCC?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#175DCC color

#175DCC rgb(23, 93, 204)

Shades of blue

The hex color #175DCC is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 36.5% green and 80% blue (23, 93, 204).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 80% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Denim (#1560BD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#175DCC color codes

HEX	`#175DCC`
RGB	`rgb(23, 93, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 36.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 80%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 89%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 54%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.8, 22.06, -63.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.8, 66.87, 289.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.163, 12.369, 58.703)`
Decimal	`1531340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #175DCC, 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 #175DCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#175DCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #175DCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #175dcc; }
.text { color: #175dcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175dcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 93 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #175dcc, #2b17cc); }

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Questions

What color is #175DCC?: #175DCC is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Denim. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #175DCC?: The RGB value is 23, 93, 204: 23 red, 93 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #175DCC?: The complementary color is #CC8617, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #175DCC?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.