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#174875

#174875 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#174875 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 28.24% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.34% cyan, 38.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 208.72°, with 67.14% saturation and 27.45% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.81.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.061

Complementary

  1. #174875
  2. #754417

Split complementary

  1. #174875
  2. #751719
  3. #757317

Analogous

  1. #177573
  2. #174875
  3. #171975

Triadic

  1. #174875
  2. #751748
  3. #487517

Tetradic

  1. #174875
  2. #441775
  3. #754417
  4. #487517

Square

  1. #174875
  2. #731775
  3. #754417
  4. #197517

Monochromatic

  1. #030a11
  2. #0a2135
  3. #174875
  4. #246fb5
  5. #4a96db

Shades

#174875 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174875
  2. #154169
  3. #123a5e
  4. #103252
  5. #0e2b46
  6. #0c243b
  7. #091d2f
  8. #071623
  9. #050e17
  10. #02070c
  11. #000000

Tints

#174875 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174875
  2. #2e5a83
  3. #456d91
  4. #5d7f9e
  5. #7491ac
  6. #8ba4ba
  7. #a2b6c8
  8. #b9c8d6
  9. #d1dae3
  10. #e8edf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174875 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174875
  2. #224e76
  3. #2c5377
  4. #375978
  5. #415e79
  6. #4c647b
  7. #566a7c
  8. #616f7d
  9. #6b757e
  10. #767a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #38475c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #334b77 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #254274 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005359 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a4a76 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #204474 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004f65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174875 {
  color: #174875;
}
Background
.bg-174875 {
  background-color: #174875;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174875 {
  border: 2px solid #174875;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174875;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 72 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 67% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174875 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174875, #171975);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174875 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 72 117 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.81 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.92 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.75 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.71 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.96 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.42 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.44 #e8b78a Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#174875  rgb(23, 72, 117)  hsl(209, 67%, 27%)  Yale Blue
#754417  rgb(117, 68, 23)  hsl(29, 67%, 27%)  Sepia
#751748  rgb(117, 23, 72)  hsl(329, 67%, 27%)  Pansy Purple
#487517  rgb(72, 117, 23)  hsl(89, 67%, 27%)  Sap Green