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#174BCF

#174bcf ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#174bcf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.89% cyan, 63.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 223.04°, with 80% saturation and 45.1% 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 7.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.0972

Complementary

  1. #174bcf
  2. #cf9b17

Split complementary

  1. #174bcf
  2. #cf3f17
  3. #a7cf17

Analogous

  1. #17a7cf
  2. #174bcf
  3. #3f17cf

Triadic

  1. #174bcf
  2. #cf174b
  3. #4bcf17

Tetradic

  1. #174bcf
  2. #9b17cf
  3. #cf9b17
  4. #4bcf17

Square

  1. #174bcf
  2. #cf17a7
  3. #cf9b17
  4. #17cf3f

Monochromatic

  1. #081945
  2. #0f328a
  3. #174bcf
  4. #4876eb
  5. #8da9f2

Shades

#174bcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174bcf
  2. #1544ba
  3. #123ca6
  4. #103591
  5. #0e2d7c
  6. #0c2668
  7. #091e53
  8. #07173e
  9. #050f29
  10. #020815
  11. #000000

Tints

#174bcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174bcf
  2. #2e5dd4
  3. #456fd9
  4. #5d81dd
  5. #7493e2
  6. #8ba5e7
  7. #a2b7ec
  8. #b9c9f1
  9. #d1dbf5
  10. #e8edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174bcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174bcf
  2. #2250c7
  3. #2c56bf
  4. #375bb7
  5. #4160af
  6. #4c66a8
  7. #566ba0
  8. #617098
  9. #6b7590
  10. #767b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #465397 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0059d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ece ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0062a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174bcf {
  color: #174bcf;
}
Background
.bg-174bcf {
  background-color: #174bcf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174bcf {
  border: 2px solid #174bcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174bcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 75 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174bcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174bcf, #3f17cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174bcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 75 207 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.35 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.40 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.81 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.81 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.09 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.05 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.28 #e8b430 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#174bcf  rgb(23, 75, 207)  hsl(223, 80%, 45%)  Sapphire
#cf9b17  rgb(207, 155, 23)  hsl(43, 80%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#cf174b  rgb(207, 23, 75)  hsl(343, 80%, 45%)  Cardinal
#4bcf17  rgb(75, 207, 23)  hsl(103, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green