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#176bc1 color: Indigo Carmine

#176bc1 is rgb(23, 107, 193) in RGB and oklch(52.793% 0.15429 253.783) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

52.8%
0.154
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.37:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.91:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #176bc1

#176bc1 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.8% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.37:1 contrast and black text 3.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Indigo Carmine (#006ec7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #176bc1 mixed with white

  1. 176bc1
  2. 367ac8
  3. 4e89cf
  4. 6598d6
  5. 7aa7dd
  6. 90b5e3
  7. a6c4e9
  8. bcd3ef
  9. d2e2f5
  10. e8f0fa

Darker: #176bc1 mixed with black

  1. 176bc1
  2. 125ca7
  3. 0e4e8f
  4. 0a3f77
  5. 06325f
  6. 042549
  7. 021834
  8. 010d20
  9. 00040e
  10. 000002

Calmer: #176bc1 with less saturation

  1. 176bc1
  2. 266cb9
  3. 326db0
  4. 3b6da8
  5. 436da0
  6. 4b6d97
  7. 526d8f
  8. 596d86
  9. 5f6d7d
  10. 656c74

Questions about #176bc1

What color is #176bc1?

#176bc1 is bright blue. The closest named color is Indigo Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(23, 107, 193), in HSL hsl(210.35, 78.7%, 42.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.793% 0.15429 253.783).

What colors go well with #176bc1?

The complementary color of #176bc1 is #975c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00789e and #635ac0. The triadic partners are #b23b50 and #437d00.

Is white or black text more readable on #176bc1?

White text reads better on #176bc1: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and black gives 3.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #176bc1 a warm or cool color?

#176bc1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 52.8% and its chroma 0.154.