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#174ABE

#174abe ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#174abe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 29.02% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.89% cyan, 61.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 221.68°, with 78.4% saturation and 41.76% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.088

Complementary

  1. #174abe
  2. #be8b17

Split complementary

  1. #174abe
  2. #be3817
  3. #9dbe17

Analogous

  1. #179dbe
  2. #174abe
  3. #3817be

Triadic

  1. #174abe
  2. #be174a
  3. #4abe17

Tetradic

  1. #174abe
  2. #8b17be
  3. #be8b17
  4. #4abe17

Square

  1. #174abe
  2. #be179d
  3. #be8b17
  4. #17be38

Monochromatic

  1. #061535
  2. #0f2f7a
  3. #174abe
  4. #3a6fe7
  5. #7fa1ef

Shades

#174abe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174abe
  2. #1543ab
  3. #123b98
  4. #103485
  5. #0e2c72
  6. #0c255f
  7. #091e4c
  8. #071639
  9. #050f26
  10. #020713
  11. #000000

Tints

#174abe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174abe
  2. #2e5cc5
  3. #456ecb
  4. #5d80d2
  5. #7492d8
  6. #8ba5df
  7. #a2b7e5
  8. #b9c9ec
  9. #d1dbf2
  10. #e8edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174abe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174abe
  2. #224fb8
  3. #2c55b2
  4. #375aab
  5. #4160a5
  6. #4c659f
  7. #566a99
  8. #617093
  9. #6b758c
  10. #767b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #43508b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004cbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00687d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0055c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004bbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005e9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174abe {
  color: #174abe;
}
Background
.bg-174abe {
  background-color: #174abe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174abe {
  border: 2px solid #174abe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174abe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 74 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174abe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174abe, #3817be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174abe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 74 190 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.14 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.18 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.34 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.91 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.11 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.22 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.95 #e8b541 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#174abe  rgb(23, 74, 190)  hsl(222, 78%, 42%)  Cobalt Blue
#be8b17  rgb(190, 139, 23)  hsl(42, 78%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#be174a  rgb(190, 23, 74)  hsl(342, 78%, 42%)  Cardinal
#4abe17  rgb(74, 190, 23)  hsl(102, 78%, 42%)  Kelly Green