Close to Iris
#175FFB
#175FFB is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Iris. In RGB it’s made of 9% red, 37.3% green, and 98.4% blue. Its hue is 221°, with 97% saturation and 54% 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 #175FFB.
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
5.16:1 AABlack text on this color
4.07:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
5.16:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.07:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #175FFB as they’d see it.
#175FFB 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 #175FFB
What color is #175FFB?
#175FFB is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Iris. In RGB it’s made of 9% red, 37.3% green, and 98.4% blue. Its hue is 221°, with 97% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #175FFB in RGB?
#175FFB is rgb(23, 95, 251): 23 red, 95 green, and 251 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #175FFB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(91, 62, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #175FFB?
PANTONE 286 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #175FFB?
Its complement #916500 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.