Close to Steel Blue
#178CCD
#178CCD is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Steel Blue. In RGB it’s made of 9% red, 54.9% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 201°, with 80% saturation and 45% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #178CCD.
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.
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5.67:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #178CCD as they’d see it.
#178CCD 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 #178CCD
What color is #178CCD?
#178CCD is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Steel Blue. In RGB it’s made of 9% red, 54.9% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 201°, with 80% saturation and 45% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #178CCD in RGB?
#178CCD is rgb(23, 140, 205): 23 red, 140 green, and 205 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #178CCD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(89, 32, 0, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #178CCD?
PANTONE Process Blue C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #178CCD?
Its complement #BD724C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.