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#174792

#174792 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#174792 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 27.84% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.25% cyan, 51.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 216.59°, with 72.78% saturation and 33.14% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.64.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0676

Complementary

  1. #174792
  2. #926217

Split complementary

  1. #174792
  2. #922517
  3. #859217

Analogous

  1. #178592
  2. #174792
  3. #251792

Triadic

  1. #174792
  2. #921747
  3. #479217

Tetradic

  1. #174792
  2. #621792
  3. #926217
  4. #479217

Square

  1. #174792
  2. #921785
  3. #926217
  4. #179225

Monochromatic

  1. #030912
  2. #0d2750
  3. #174792
  4. #2167d4
  5. #5d92e5

Shades

#174792 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174792
  2. #154083
  3. #123975
  4. #103266
  5. #0e2b58
  6. #0c2449
  7. #091c3a
  8. #07152c
  9. #050e1d
  10. #02070f
  11. #000000

Tints

#174792 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174792
  2. #2e599d
  3. #456ca8
  4. #5d7eb3
  5. #7491be
  6. #8ba3c9
  7. #a2b5d3
  8. #b9c8de
  9. #d1dae9
  10. #e8edf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174792 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174792
  2. #224d90
  3. #2c528e
  4. #37588d
  5. #415e8b
  6. #4c6489
  7. #566987
  8. #616f85
  9. #6b7584
  10. #767a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b496e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #174f95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004491 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005965 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #174c94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004591 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00537a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174792 {
  color: #174792;
}
Background
.bg-174792 {
  background-color: #174792;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174792 {
  border: 2px solid #174792;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174792;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 71 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 73% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174792 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174792, #251792);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174792 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 71 146 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.64 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.32 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.89 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.98 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.74 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.57 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.98 #e8b86d Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#174792  rgb(23, 71, 146)  hsl(217, 73%, 33%)  Yale Blue
#926217  rgb(146, 98, 23)  hsl(37, 73%, 33%)  Golden Brown
#921747  rgb(146, 23, 71)  hsl(337, 73%, 33%)  Claret
#479217  rgb(71, 146, 23)  hsl(97, 73%, 33%)  Islamic Green