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#175CA2 — Blue

#175CA2 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 #175CA2 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.

#175CA2 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 #A15C17; it also sits naturally between #17A1A1 and #1717A1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#175CA2 · RGB 23, 92, 162

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Color values

HEX#175CA2
RGB23, 92, 162
HSL210°, 75%, 36%
HSV210°, 86%, 64%
CMYK86%, 43%, 0%, 36%
XYZ10.70, 10.45, 35.63
Yxy10.45, 0.1885, 0.1840
CIE-Lab38.63, 5.97, -43.64
Hunter Lab32.32, 4.34, -46.22

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 9% · Green 36% · Blue 64%

Cyan 86% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

Sample text in #175CA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #175CA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #175CA2

.text { color: #175CA2; }
.background { background-color: #175CA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #175CA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(23, 92, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 75%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #175CA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(23, 92, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #175CA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(23, 92, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#175CA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#175CA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #175CA2

#155493#134D86#114274#0F3B67#0D3359#0B2B4C#09243E#061A2D#04121F#030A12

Tints of #175CA2

#1B6BBB#1F7AD6#328AE2#4C99E6#67A8E9#82B8ED#9DC7F1#B8D6F5#D2E6F9#EDF5FC

Tones of #175CA2

#215C97#2A5C8D#345C83#3E5C79#495C6F#525C66

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A15C17:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.80:1 AA
Against black text3.09:1 AA large only

Best text color on #175CA2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #175CA2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #175CA2: ·

How #175CA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #353591Deuteranopia · #312C8DTritanopia · #1A8481

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:

Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5Tailwind cyan 600 · #0891B2Tailwind sky 600 · #0284C7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #175CA2 rather than the exact color:

Rustic Ember
#29E4DC · #2689AB · #1D58A3 · #4559D7
Crimson Mirage
#0E4C6F · #155EAB · #5AABE6 · #A4B3DE
Palette F6f6f6
#F6F6F6 · #D6E4F0 · #1E56A0 · #163172
Palette Ffbe98
#FFBE98 · #F05A7E · #125B9A · #0B8494
Hidden Ruby Ember
#1866A4 · #39BEE1 · #C86A1E · #EACEA0
Misty Cascade
#1D55A7 · #3FA1DE · #E4B165 · #E7C89E

Similar colors

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

#1D58A3#155EAB#1E56A0#125B9A#1866A4#1D55A7#0D5EA6#1450A3#1767A8#0D63A5#155E95#194EA6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #175CA1  ·  #175CA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #175CA2?

#175CA2 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 23, 92, 162). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #175CA2?

#175CA2 is RGB 23, 92, 162 — HSL 210°, 75%, 36% — CMYK 86%, 43%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #175CA2?

Its complement is #A15C17; analogous partners are #17A1A1 and #1717A1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #175CA2 for text?

White text on #175CA2 has a contrast ratio of 6.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.09:1.