Palettes / Colors / #175AA4
#175AA4 — Blue
#175AA4 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the blue family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: teal (#008080) — not an exact match. CSS teal gives you #008080, a different color; use #175AA4 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#175AA4 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 #A56118; it also sits naturally between #18A3A5 and #1A18A5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #175AA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 23, 90, 164 |
| HSL | 211°, 75%, 37% |
| HSV | 211°, 86%, 64% |
| CMYK | 86%, 45%, 0%, 36% |
| XYZ | 10.71, 10.17, 36.52 |
| Yxy | 10.17, 0.1866, 0.1772 |
| CIE-Lab | 38.15, 8.08, -45.59 |
| Hunter Lab | 31.90, 5.91, -49.11 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 9% · Green 35% · Blue 64%
Cyan 86% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #175AA4
.text { color: #175AA4; }
.background { background-color: #175AA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #175AA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(23, 90, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(211, 75%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #175AA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(23, 90, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #175AA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(23, 90, 164, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#175AA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#175AA4">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A56118:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 6.92:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.03:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #175AA4: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #175AA4
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #175AA4: ·
How #175AA4 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 #175AA4 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #175AA4?
#175AA4 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 23, 90, 164). Its closest standard named color is Teal.
What is the RGB and HSL of #175AA4?
#175AA4 is RGB 23, 90, 164 — HSL 211°, 75%, 37% — CMYK 86%, 45%, 0%, 36%.
What colors go with #175AA4?
Its complement is #A56118; analogous partners are #18A3A5 and #1A18A5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #175AA4 for text?
White text on #175AA4 has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.03:1.