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#174BBE

#174bbe ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#174bbe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 29.41% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.89% cyan, 60.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 221.32°, 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 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.85.

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Relative luminance0.0893

Complementary

  1. #174bbe
  2. #be8a17

Split complementary

  1. #174bbe
  2. #be3717
  3. #9ebe17

Analogous

  1. #179ebe
  2. #174bbe
  3. #3717be

Triadic

  1. #174bbe
  2. #be174b
  3. #4bbe17

Tetradic

  1. #174bbe
  2. #8a17be
  3. #be8a17
  4. #4bbe17

Square

  1. #174bbe
  2. #be179e
  3. #be8a17
  4. #17be37

Monochromatic

  1. #061535
  2. #0f307a
  3. #174bbe
  4. #3a70e7
  5. #7fa2ef

Shades

#174bbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174bbe
  2. #1544ab
  3. #123c98
  4. #103585
  5. #0e2d72
  6. #0c265f
  7. #091e4c
  8. #071739
  9. #050f26
  10. #020813
  11. #000000

Tints

#174bbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174bbe
  2. #2e5dc5
  3. #456fcb
  4. #5d81d2
  5. #7493d8
  6. #8ba5df
  7. #a2b7e5
  8. #b9c9ec
  9. #d1dbf2
  10. #e8edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174bbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174bbe
  2. #2250b8
  3. #2c56b2
  4. #375bab
  5. #4160a5
  6. #4c669f
  7. #566b99
  8. #617093
  9. #6b758c
  10. #767b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44518b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004dbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00697d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0056c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004cbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005e9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174bbe {
  color: #174bbe;
}
Background
.bg-174bbe {
  background-color: #174bbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174bbe {
  border: 2px solid #174bbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174bbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 75 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174bbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174bbe, #3717be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174bbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 75 190 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.85 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.15 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.68 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.76 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.41 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.43 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.61 #e8b441 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#174bbe  rgb(23, 75, 190)  hsl(221, 78%, 42%)  Sapphire
#be8a17  rgb(190, 138, 23)  hsl(41, 78%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#be174b  rgb(190, 23, 75)  hsl(341, 78%, 42%)  Cardinal
#4bbe17  rgb(75, 190, 23)  hsl(101, 78%, 42%)  Kelly Green