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#175A97 closest to Blue Chip

#175A97 is a dark, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Blue Chip. In the RGB color model it is made of 9.0% red, 35.3% green and 59.2% blue (rgb(23, 90, 151)). Its HSL value is 209° hue, 74% saturation and 34% lightness, and in CMYK it is 85% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black. #175A97 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.13:1.

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Variations of #175A97

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#175A97 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#175A97 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #175A97 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #275396
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3C5E99
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #345C99
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #275396
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #255696
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #006971
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #006087
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #585858
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4D586C

#175A97 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.13:1 Very good#175A97 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.95:1 Very poor#175A97 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#175A97 in CSS

/* Blue Chip */
.color { color: #175A97; }
.background { background-color: #175A97; }
.border { border: 1px solid #175A97; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(23 90 151);
color: hsl(209 74% 34%);
color: oklch(0.460 0.118 250.7);

#175A97 FAQ

What color is #175A97?

#175A97 is a dark, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Blue Chip. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #175A97?

#175A97 is rgb(23, 90, 151) in RGB, hsl(209, 74%, 34%) in HSL and cmyk(85%, 40%, 0%, 41%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #175A97?

The complementary color of #175A97 is #975417, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #175A97?

White text has the best contrast on #175A97: 7.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #175A97 a warm or cool color?

#175A97 is a cool color.