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Information about #00178E color

#00178E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#00178E falls into the Blue Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(0, 23, 142) — 0% red, 9% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 56 / 47 / 0 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#00178E is a intensely saturated blue that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from South Africa Blue (#001489). Slightly further away sit Phthalo Blue (#000F89) and Royal (#0C1793).

In RGB terms — rgb(0, 23, 142) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 13.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.5:1. #00178E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#00178E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#00178E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#2247FF

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White

#FFFFFF

#00178E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#001372

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#000E55

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#000939

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Black

#000000

#00178E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#102694

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#253896

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#3F4D93

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#5D648B

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Grey

#808080

#00178E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#21008E

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#00508E

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#008A8E

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#00178E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#8F7700
#8F7700

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#5F8F00
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#8F3000
#8F3000

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#005F8F
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#8F0018
#8F0018

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#188F00
#188F00

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#77008F
#77008F

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#8F7700
#8F7700

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#188F00
#188F00

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#8F005F
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#8F7700
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#008F30
#008F30

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Nearest named colors to #00178E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

South Africa Blue color link
South Africa Blue

#001489

Phthalo Blue color link
Phthalo Blue

#000F89

Royal color link
Royal

#0C1793

Cadmium Blue color link
Cadmium Blue

#0A1195

Resolution Blue color link
Resolution Blue

#002387

Imperial Blue color link
Imperial Blue

#002395

Jahangir Blue color link
Jahangir Blue

#042592

Acceptance color link
Acceptance

#001B7F

Dark Imperial Blue color link
Dark Imperial Blue

#00147E

Taylor Blue color link
Taylor Blue

#111398

Denim Dark Blue color link
Denim Dark Blue

#151B8D

Dark Blue color link
Dark Blue

#00008B

#00178E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#00178E
  • RGB0, 23, 142
  • CMYK56, 47, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(0, 23, 142)
  • HSL230°, 100%, 28%
  • HSL Precise230.282°, 100%, 27.843%
  • HSV230°, 100%, 56%
  • HSB230°, 100%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.000, 0.090, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.000, 0.090, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.000, 0.090, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID00178E
  • DECIMAL ID6030
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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