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#175b98 color: Lapis Jewel

#175b98 is rgb(23, 91, 152) in RGB and oklch(46.305% 0.1186 250.451) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

46.3%
0.119
250°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.99:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #175b98

#175b98 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.3% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.03:1 contrast and black text 2.99:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lapis Jewel (#165d95). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #175b98 mixed with white

  1. 175b98
  2. 336ba3
  3. 4a7bad
  4. 608bb8
  5. 769bc2
  6. 8daccd
  7. a3bcd7
  8. b9cce1
  9. d0ddeb
  10. e8eef5

Darker: #175b98 mixed with black

  1. 175b98
  2. 124e84
  3. 0e4170
  4. 0a355c
  5. 06294a
  6. 041e38
  7. 021327
  8. 010917
  9. 000308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #175b98 with less saturation

  1. 175b98
  2. 225b92
  3. 2b5c8c
  4. 325c86
  5. 395c7f
  6. 3f5b79
  7. 455b73
  8. 4a5b6c
  9. 4f5a66
  10. 54595f

Questions about #175b98

What color is #175b98?

#175b98 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Lapis Jewel. In RGB it is rgb(23, 91, 152), in HSL hsl(208.37, 73.71%, 34.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.305% 0.1186 250.451).

What colors go well with #175b98?

The complementary color of #175b98 is #814a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006582 and #4e4e99. The triadic partners are #8e3749 and #41650d.

Is white or black text more readable on #175b98?

White text reads better on #175b98: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and black gives 2.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #175b98 a warm or cool color?

#175b98 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 46.3% and its chroma 0.119.