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Nice Blue Color

Nice Blue is a blue color with hex code #107AB0. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with nice blue, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.

Nice Blue Color Values

HEX
#107AB0
RGB
16, 122, 176
HSL
200, 83%, 38%
HSV
200, 91%, 69%
CIE LAB
48.5, -7.6, -36.3
OKLCH
0.552, 0.12, 239.1
ISCC-NBS
Blue
Hue Family
Blue

What Does Nice Blue Mean?

Nice Blue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Nice Blue sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.

In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Nice Blue is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: strong blue, #0067A5).

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#107AB0Nice Blue
#B14610Complement

Analogous

#10B197Analogous 1
#107AB0Nice Blue
#102BB1Analogous 2

Triadic

#107AB0Nice Blue
#B1107CTriad 1
#7CB110Triad 2

Colors That Go With Nice Blue

#107AB0Nice Blue
#B14610Complement

Nice Blue and #B14610 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.

#10B197Analogous 1
#107AB0Nice Blue
#102BB1Analogous 2

Analogous neighbors — #10B197 and #102BB1, which sit beside nice blue on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.

#107AB0Nice Blue
#B1107CTriad 1
#7CB110Triad 2

For an energetic three-color palette, pair nice blue with triadic partners #B1107C and #7CB110. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.

Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.

Tints and Shades

Tints (lighter)

#159CE0
#40B3ED
#6EC6F2
#9DD8F6
#D0EDFB

Shades (darker)

#0E6895
#0B5175
#083E59
#062A3D
#03141C

Similar Colors

CSS Examples

.text { color: #107AB0; }
.background { background-color: #107AB0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #107AB0; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #107AB040; }

WCAG Contrast

4.74:1
vs White AA ✓
4.43:1
vs Black AA ✗

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for nice blue?

Nice Blue has the hex code #107AB0. In RGB notation it is rgb(16, 122, 176), in HSL it is hsl(200, 83%, 38%), and its OKLCH value is 0.552, 0.12, 239.1.

What does the color nice blue mean?

Blue-family colors like nice blue carry distinct psychological associations. Nice Blue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Nice Blue sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.

What colors go with nice blue?

Nice Blue has three easy routes: its complement #B14610 for punch, its neighbors #10B197 and #102BB1 for something calmer, or triadic partners #B1107C and #7CB110 when you want energy.

Is nice blue a standard web color?

No — Nice Blue is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #107AB0 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.

How do I make nice blue lighter or darker?

To lighten nice blue, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #D0EDFB (lightest tint) to #03141C (darkest shade).

About Nice Blue

Nice Blue is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.

Use our Color Converter to convert #107AB0 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.