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#174CAA

#174caa ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#174caa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 29.8% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.47% cyan, 55.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 218.37°, with 76.17% saturation and 37.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 1.63.

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Relative luminance0.0825

Complementary

  1. #174caa
  2. #aa7517

Split complementary

  1. #174caa
  2. #aa2b17
  3. #95aa17

Analogous

  1. #1795aa
  2. #174caa
  3. #2b17aa

Triadic

  1. #174caa
  2. #aa174c
  3. #4caa17

Tetradic

  1. #174caa
  2. #7517aa
  3. #aa7517
  4. #4caa17

Square

  1. #174caa
  2. #aa1795
  3. #aa7517
  4. #17aa2b

Monochromatic

  1. #051023
  2. #0e2e67
  3. #174caa
  4. #2b6de2
  5. #6f9ceb

Shades

#174caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174caa
  2. #154499
  3. #123d88
  4. #103577
  5. #0e2e66
  6. #0c2655
  7. #091e44
  8. #071733
  9. #050f22
  10. #020811
  11. #000000

Tints

#174caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174caa
  2. #2e5eb3
  3. #4570bb
  4. #5d82c4
  5. #7494cc
  6. #8ba6d5
  7. #a2b7dd
  8. #b9c9e6
  9. #d1dbee
  10. #e8edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174caa
  2. #2251a6
  3. #2c56a2
  4. #375c9d
  5. #416199
  6. #4c6695
  7. #566b91
  8. #61708d
  9. #6b7688
  10. #767b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #414f7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ba8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006373 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0153ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ba9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174caa {
  color: #174caa;
}
Background
.bg-174caa {
  background-color: #174caa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174caa {
  border: 2px solid #174caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 76 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174caa, #2b17aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 76 170 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 1.63 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.67 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.93 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.12 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.30 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.80 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.85 #e8b355 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#174caa  rgb(23, 76, 170)  hsl(218, 76%, 38%)  Cobalt Blue
#aa7517  rgb(170, 117, 23)  hsl(38, 76%, 38%)  Golden Brown
#aa174c  rgb(170, 23, 76)  hsl(338, 76%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4caa17  rgb(76, 170, 23)  hsl(98, 76%, 38%)  Kelly Green