Information about #178CBA color

#178CBA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#178CBA falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(23, 140, 186) — 9% red, 54.9% green, 72.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 64 / 18 / 0 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #178CBA reads as a energetic, saturated azure and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cyan Cornflower Blue (#188BC2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Blue Green (#0D98BA) and Freefall (#1D95C9).

In RGB terms — rgb(23, 140, 186) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #178CBA: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #178CBA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#178CBA color variations

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

#178CBA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#178CBA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#178CBA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#178CBA 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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#178CBA 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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#BA4517
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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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#BA9717
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#BA173A
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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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#17BA97
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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
#178CBA
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#BA178C
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#8CBA17
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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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#4517BA
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#8CBA17
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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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#9717BA
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#3ABA17
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Nearest named colors to #178CBA

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

Cyan Cornflower Blue color link
Cyan Cornflower Blue

#188BC2

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

Freefall color link
Freefall

#1D95C9

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Water Blue color link
Water Blue

#0E87CC

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

Bondi Blue color link
Bondi Blue

#0095B6

Douban Blue color link
Douban Blue

#2496CD

Gillson Beach color link
Gillson Beach

#0481C9

Rich Electric Blue color link
Rich Electric Blue

#0892D0

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Bowie color link
Bowie

#0084AC

#178CBA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#178CBA
  • RGB23, 140, 186
  • CMYK64, 18, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(23, 140, 186)
  • HSL197°, 78%, 41%
  • HSL Precise196.933°, 77.99%, 40.98%
  • HSV197°, 88%, 73%
  • HSB197°, 88%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.549, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.549, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.549, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID178CBA
  • DECIMAL ID1543354
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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