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#174BC0

#174bc0 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#174bc0 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 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.02% cyan, 60.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 221.54°, with 78.6% saturation and 42.16% 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 7.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.98.

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Relative luminance0.0902

Complementary

  1. #174bc0
  2. #c08c17

Split complementary

  1. #174bc0
  2. #c03817
  3. #a0c017

Analogous

  1. #17a0c0
  2. #174bc0
  3. #3817c0

Triadic

  1. #174bc0
  2. #c0174b
  3. #4bc017

Tetradic

  1. #174bc0
  2. #8c17c0
  3. #c08c17
  4. #4bc017

Square

  1. #174bc0
  2. #c017a0
  3. #c08c17
  4. #17c038

Monochromatic

  1. #071637
  2. #0f307c
  3. #174bc0
  4. #3c71e8
  5. #80a3f0

Shades

#174bc0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174bc0
  2. #1544ad
  3. #123c9a
  4. #103586
  5. #0e2d73
  6. #0c2660
  7. #091e4d
  8. #07173a
  9. #050f26
  10. #020813
  11. #000000

Tints

#174bc0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174bc0
  2. #2e5dc6
  3. #456fcd
  4. #5d81d3
  5. #7493d9
  6. #8ba5e0
  7. #a2b7e6
  8. #b9c9ec
  9. #d1dbf2
  10. #e8edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174bc0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174bc0
  2. #2250ba
  3. #2c56b3
  4. #375bad
  5. #4160a6
  6. #4c66a0
  7. #566b9a
  8. #617093
  9. #6b758d
  10. #767b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44518d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dc4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004dbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00697e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0056c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004cbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005f9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174bc0 {
  color: #174bc0;
}
Background
.bg-174bc0 {
  background-color: #174bc0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174bc0 {
  border: 2px solid #174bc0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174bc0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 75 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174bc0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174bc0, #3817c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174bc0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 75 192 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.98 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.41 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.63 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.02 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.35 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.48 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.67 #e8b43f Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#174bc0  rgb(23, 75, 192)  hsl(222, 79%, 42%)  Sapphire
#c08c17  rgb(192, 140, 23)  hsl(42, 79%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#c0174b  rgb(192, 23, 75)  hsl(342, 79%, 42%)  Cardinal
#4bc017  rgb(75, 192, 23)  hsl(102, 79%, 42%)  Kelly Green