Close to Sapphire Blue
#017BB9
#017BB9 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Sapphire Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0.4% red, 48.2% green, and 72.5% blue. Its hue is 200°, with 99% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #017BB9.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
4.63:1 AABlack text on this color
4.54:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.63:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.54:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #017BB9 as they’d see it.
#017BB9 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #017BB9
What color is #017BB9?
#017BB9 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Sapphire Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0.4% red, 48.2% green, and 72.5% blue. Its hue is 200°, with 99% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #017BB9 in RGB?
#017BB9 is rgb(1, 123, 185): 1 red, 123 green, and 185 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #017BB9 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(99, 34, 0, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #017BB9?
PANTONE 7461 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #017BB9?
Its complement #AB6241 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.