Information about #175AD6 color

#175AD6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #175AD6 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(23, 90, 214) — 9% red, 35.3% green, 83.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 75 / 49 / 0 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively azure, #175AD6 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Flickr Blue (#216BD6). Nearby in the Register you will also find Blue Eyes (#1569C7) and TechnoCore Blue (#0D59E9).

In RGB terms — rgb(23, 90, 214) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#175AD6 color variations

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

#175AD6 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #175AD6

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

Flickr Blue color link
Flickr Blue

#216BD6

Blue Eyes color link
Blue Eyes

#1569C7

New Car color link
New Car

#214FC6

Royal Blue color link
Royal Blue

#2B60DE

Celtic Blue color link
Celtic Blue

#246BCE

Azul color link
Azul

#1D5DEC

Mariner color link
Mariner

#286ACD

Tebiko color link
Tebiko

#0055E0

Denim color link
Denim

#1560BD

Atul Azul color link
Atul Azul

#124AEC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#175AD6
  • RGB23, 90, 214
  • CMYK75, 49, 0, 16
  • CSSrgb(23, 90, 214)
  • HSL219°, 81%, 46%
  • HSL Precise218.953°, 80.591%, 46.471%
  • HSV219°, 89%, 84%
  • HSB219°, 89%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.353, 0.839)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.353, 0.839, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.353, 0.839)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB83.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID175AD6
  • DECIMAL ID1530582
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01