Palettes / Colors / #179BEE

#179BEE — Vivid Blue

#179BEE is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DodgerBlue (#1E90FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#179BEE 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 #EE6917; it also sits naturally between #17EED4 and #1730EE. 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 61% · Blue 93%

Cyan 90% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #179BEE

.text { color: #179BEE; }
.background { background-color: #179BEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #179BEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(23, 155, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 86%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #179BEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(23, 155, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #179BEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(23, 155, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#179BEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#179BEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #179BEE

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Tones of #179BEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE6917:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #179BEE: #000000.

How #179BEE 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 #179BEE 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 #179BEE?

#179BEE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 23, 155, 238). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #179BEE?

#179BEE is RGB 23, 155, 238 — HSL 203°, 86%, 51% — CMYK 90%, 35%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #179BEE?

Its complement is #EE6917; analogous partners are #17EED4 and #1730EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #179BEE for text?

Black text on #179BEE has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.02:1.