Information about #1785B0 color

#1785B0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#1785B0 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(23, 133, 176) — 9% red, 52.2% green, 69% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 60 / 17 / 0 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#1785B0 is a strongly colored steel-blue azure that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Nice Blue (#107AB0). Slightly further away sit Cyan Cornflower Blue (#188BC2) and Geaux Blue (#1277A3).

The recipe behind #1785B0 is rgb(23, 133, 176), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #1785B0: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#1785B0 color variations

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

#1785B0 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 #1785B0

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

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

Bowie color link
Bowie

#0084AC

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

Cerulean color link
Cerulean

#007BA7

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1785B0
  • RGB23, 133, 176
  • CMYK60, 17, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(23, 133, 176)
  • HSL197°, 77%, 39%
  • HSL Precise196.863°, 76.884%, 39.02%
  • HSV197°, 87%, 69%
  • HSB197°, 87%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.522, 0.690)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.522, 0.690, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.522, 0.690)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID1785B0
  • DECIMAL ID1541552
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01