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#176ec1 color: Indigo Carmine

#176ec1 is rgb(23, 110, 193) in RGB and oklch(53.475% 0.15092 252.52) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

53.5%
0.151
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.20:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.04:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #176ec1

#176ec1 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.5% lightness, 0.151 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast and black text 4.04:1, 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: #176ec1 mixed with white

  1. 176ec1
  2. 367dc8
  3. 4f8ccf
  4. 659ad6
  5. 7ba9dd
  6. 91b7e3
  7. a7c5e9
  8. bdd4ef
  9. d3e2f4
  10. e9f1fa

Darker: #176ec1 mixed with black

  1. 176ec1
  2. 125fa7
  3. 0e508f
  4. 0a4177
  5. 06335f
  6. 042649
  7. 021934
  8. 010e20
  9. 00040e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #176ec1 with less saturation

  1. 176ec1
  2. 276fb9
  3. 336fb1
  4. 3c70a9
  5. 4570a0
  6. 4d7098
  7. 547090
  8. 5a6f87
  9. 616f7f
  10. 676e76

Questions about #176ec1

What color is #176ec1?

#176ec1 is bright blue. The closest named color is Indigo Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(23, 110, 193), in HSL hsl(209.29, 78.7%, 42.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.475% 0.15092 252.52).

What colors go well with #176ec1?

The complementary color of #176ec1 is #9b5d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007b9f and #635dc1. The triadic partners are #b33f55 and #497e00.

Is white or black text more readable on #176ec1?

White text reads better on #176ec1: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and black gives 4.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #176ec1 a warm or cool color?

#176ec1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 53.5% and its chroma 0.151.