Palettes / Colors / #178EFD

#178EFD — Vivid Blue

#178EFD is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DodgerBlue (#1E90FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dodgerblue (#1E90FF) — not an exact match. CSS dodgerblue gives you #1E90FF, a different color; use #178EFD 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.

#178EFD 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 #FD8617; it also sits naturally between #17FDF9 and #171BFD. 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 56% · Blue 99%

Cyan 91% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #178EFD

.text { color: #178EFD; }
.background { background-color: #178EFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #178EFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(23, 142, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(209, 98%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #178EFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(23, 142, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #178EFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(23, 142, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#178EFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#178EFD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FD8617:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #178EFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #178EFD

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 #178EFD 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 #178EFD 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 #178EFD?

#178EFD is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 23, 142, 253). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #178EFD?

#178EFD is RGB 23, 142, 253 — HSL 209°, 98%, 54% — CMYK 91%, 44%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #178EFD?

Its complement is #FD8617; analogous partners are #17FDF9 and #171BFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #178EFD for text?

Black text on #178EFD has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.32:1.