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#174BDA

#174bda ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#174bda is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 29.41% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.45% cyan, 65.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 224°, with 80.91% saturation and 47.25% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.54.

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Relative luminance0.1028

Complementary

  1. #174bda
  2. #daa617

Split complementary

  1. #174bda
  2. #da4417
  3. #acda17

Analogous

  1. #17acda
  2. #174bda
  3. #4417da

Triadic

  1. #174bda
  2. #da174b
  3. #4bda17

Tetradic

  1. #174bda
  2. #a617da
  3. #daa617
  4. #4bda17

Square

  1. #174bda
  2. #da17ac
  3. #daa617
  4. #17da44

Monochromatic

  1. #081b50
  2. #103395
  3. #174bda
  4. #517aed
  5. #96aff4

Shades

#174bda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174bda
  2. #1544c4
  3. #123cae
  4. #103599
  5. #0e2d83
  6. #0c266d
  7. #091e57
  8. #071741
  9. #050f2c
  10. #020816
  11. #000000

Tints

#174bda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174bda
  2. #2e5dde
  3. #456fe1
  4. #5d81e5
  5. #7493e9
  6. #8ba5ed
  7. #a2b7f0
  8. #b9c9f4
  9. #d1dbf8
  10. #e8edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174bda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174bda
  2. #2250d1
  3. #2c56c8
  4. #375bbf
  5. #4160b6
  6. #4c66ad
  7. #566ba4
  8. #61709b
  9. #6b7592
  10. #767b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #48559e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00728c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005bdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0065b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174bda {
  color: #174bda;
}
Background
.bg-174bda {
  background-color: #174bda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174bda {
  border: 2px solid #174bda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174bda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 75 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174bda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174bda, #4417da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174bda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 75 218 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.54 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.25 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.44 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.84 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.19 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.34 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.88 #e8b425 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sapphire
#174bda  rgb(23, 75, 218)  hsl(224, 81%, 47%)  Sapphire
#daa617  rgb(218, 166, 23)  hsl(44, 81%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#da174b  rgb(218, 23, 75)  hsl(344, 81%, 47%)  Amaranth
#4bda17  rgb(75, 218, 23)  hsl(104, 81%, 47%)  Lime Green