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#175EF2 — Vivid Blue

#175EF2 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 #175EF2 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.

#175EF2 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 #F2AD18; it also sits naturally between #18CAF2 and #4018F2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#175EF2 · RGB 23, 94, 242

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Color values

HEX#175EF2
RGB23, 94, 242
HSL221°, 89%, 52%
HSV221°, 90%, 95%
CMYK90%, 61%, 0%, 5%
XYZ20.38, 14.60, 85.75
Yxy14.60, 0.1688, 0.1209
CIE-Lab45.08, 36.01, -79.38
Hunter Lab38.21, 30.89, -112.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 9% · Green 37% · Blue 95%

Cyan 90% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #175EF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #175EF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #175EF2

.text { color: #175EF2; }
.background { background-color: #175EF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #175EF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(23, 94, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(221, 89%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #175EF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(23, 94, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #175EF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(23, 94, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#175EF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#175EF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #175EF2

#0D51E3#0C48CA#0B41B7#09399F#083087#06286F#051F57#041843#030F2B#010713

Tints of #175EF2

#2B6AF3#437BF4#5689F5#6E9AF7#82A7F8#95B5F9#ADC6FA#C0D3FB#D8E4FD#ECF1FE

Tones of #175EF2

#2862E2#3668D3#466EC3#5674B3#6679A3#757F95

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2AD18:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.36:1 AA
Against black text3.92:1 AA large only

Best text color on #175EF2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #175EF2

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 #175EF2: ·

How #175EF2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #3636CEDeuteranopia · #322CC6Tritanopia · #1BB2AC

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:

Tailwind blue 600 · #2563EBBootstrap primary · #0D6EFDTailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #175EF2 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Cinder
#D09913 · #EFBE4C · #1E5AEA · #C3CFF6
Tranquil Summit
#235EE8 · #2314D2 · #7524D7 · #A613C4
Honey Ruby Marble
#1A1206 · #F94FE5 · #1253FC · #A14CFE
Velvet Ruby Petal
#118CAF · #1656E4 · #7760F0 · #DAABF7
Palette 1b4ef5
#1B4EF5 · #3874FF · #5996FF · #F4CEFF
Silent Ruby Mosaic
#151B0B · #FA35E7 · #2264FE · #45F7D5

Similar colors

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

#1E5AEA#235EE8#1253FC#1656E4#1B4EF5#2264FE#1D67E4#1363DF#106EE8#1969DF#186BE0#2A5AE5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #175EF1  ·  #175EF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #175EF2?

#175EF2 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 23, 94, 242). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #175EF2?

#175EF2 is RGB 23, 94, 242 — HSL 221°, 89%, 52% — CMYK 90%, 61%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #175EF2?

Its complement is #F2AD18; analogous partners are #18CAF2 and #4018F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #175EF2 for text?

White text on #175EF2 has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.92:1.