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Hex #179bee
#179bee is a great dark blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #179bee color information, color shades and color usage information.
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#179bee Conversion table
Category |
blue (dark blue) |
|---|---|
HEX |
#179bee copy to clipboard |
RGB |
R 23 G 155 B 238 copy to clipboard |
HSL |
H 203.16 S 0.86 L 0.51 |
CMYK |
C 84% M 33% Y 0% K 7% |
| Usage of blue | The color #179bee is a great dark shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ... |
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#179bee Conversion and Usage
Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.
#179bee to RGB conversion
| Red | 23 |
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|---|---|---|
| Green | 155 |
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| Blue | 238 |
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CSS code:
color: rgb(23,
155,
238); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(23,
155,
238); // for css background-color
#179bee to CMYK conversion
| Cyan | Magenta | Yellow | Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84.31 % | 32.55 % | 0 % | 6.67 % |
#179bee to HSL conversion
| Hue | Saturation | Lightness |
|---|---|---|
| 203.163 | 0.86 | 0.51 |
CSS code:
color: hsl(203.2,
86%,
51%);
HSL is supported in all major browsers!
Usage of #179bee
Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.
| Usage for Text: | recommended |
| Usage for headings: | recommended |
| Usage as fill color: | use with caution on large areas |
| Usage for buttons: | recommended |
As a rather dark shade, this color can very well be used to color smaller elements (like text and buttons). Due to its darkness it gives good contrast, also if used on white background. Readability of text is perfectly ok.
Tints and Shades of #179bee
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5% lighter |
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5% darker |
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10% lighter |
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10% darker |
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15% lighter |
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15% darker |
Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #179bee
This shows how text with the hex-color #179bee would look on a white background. Because of the darkness of the color this color is recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!
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