Palettes / Colors / #175AFF

#175AFF — Vivid Blue

#175AFF is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #175AFF 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.

#175AFF 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 #FFBE1A; it also sits naturally between #1ACDFF and #4B1AFF. 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 9% · Green 35% · Blue 100%

Cyan 91% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #175AFF

.text { color: #175AFF; }
.background { background-color: #175AFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #175AFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(23, 90, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(223, 100%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #175AFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(23, 90, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #175AFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(23, 90, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#175AFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#175AFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFBE1A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #175AFF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #175AFF

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:

How #175AFF 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 #175AFF 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

← #175AFE  ·  #175B00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #175AFF?

#175AFF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 23, 90, 255). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #175AFF?

#175AFF is RGB 23, 90, 255 — HSL 223°, 100%, 55% — CMYK 91%, 65%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #175AFF?

Its complement is #FFBE1A; analogous partners are #1ACDFF and #4B1AFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #175AFF for text?

White text on #175AFF has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.94:1.