Palettes / Colors / #0177BC

#0177BC — Vivid Blue

#0177BC is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the blue family.

#0177BC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BC4501; it also sits naturally between #01BCA3 and #011ABC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 0% · Green 47% · Blue 74%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #0177BC

.text { color: #0177BC; }
.background { background-color: #0177BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #0177BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(1, 119, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(202, 99%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #0177BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(1, 119, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #0177BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(1, 119, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#0177BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#0177BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC4501:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #0177BC: #FFFFFF.

How #0177BC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #0177BC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #0177BC?

#0177BC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 1, 119, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #0177BC?

#0177BC is RGB 1, 119, 188 — HSL 202°, 99%, 37% — CMYK 99%, 37%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #0177BC?

Its complement is #BC4501; analogous partners are #01BCA3 and #011ABC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #0177BC for text?

White text on #0177BC has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.37:1.