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#174CD2

#174cd2 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#174cd2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 29.8% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.05% cyan, 63.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 222.99°, with 80.26% saturation and 45.69% 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 7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.46.

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Relative luminance0.1

Complementary

  1. #174cd2
  2. #d29d17

Split complementary

  1. #174cd2
  2. #d23f17
  3. #aad217

Analogous

  1. #17aad2
  2. #174cd2
  3. #3f17d2

Triadic

  1. #174cd2
  2. #d2174c
  3. #4cd217

Tetradic

  1. #174cd2
  2. #9d17d2
  3. #d29d17
  4. #4cd217

Square

  1. #174cd2
  2. #d217aa
  3. #d29d17
  4. #17d23f

Monochromatic

  1. #081a48
  2. #0f338d
  3. #174cd2
  4. #4a78eb
  5. #8fabf3

Shades

#174cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174cd2
  2. #1544bd
  3. #123da8
  4. #103593
  5. #0e2e7e
  6. #0c2669
  7. #091e54
  8. #07173f
  9. #050f2a
  10. #020815
  11. #000000

Tints

#174cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174cd2
  2. #2e5ed7
  3. #4570db
  4. #5d82e0
  5. #7494e4
  6. #8ba6e9
  7. #a2b7ed
  8. #b9c9f2
  9. #d1dbf6
  10. #e8edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174cd2
  2. #2251ca
  3. #2c56c2
  4. #375cb9
  5. #4161b1
  6. #4c66a9
  7. #566ba1
  8. #617099
  9. #6b7690
  10. #767b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #475499 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007088 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ad5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fd1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174cd2 {
  color: #174cd2;
}
Background
.bg-174cd2 {
  background-color: #174cd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #174cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 76 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 80% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174cd2, #3f17d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 76 210 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.46 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.80 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.22 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.67 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.31 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.82 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.13 #e8b32d Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#174cd2  rgb(23, 76, 210)  hsl(223, 80%, 46%)  Sapphire
#d29d17  rgb(210, 157, 23)  hsl(43, 80%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#d2174c  rgb(210, 23, 76)  hsl(343, 80%, 46%)  Raspberry
#4cd217  rgb(76, 210, 23)  hsl(103, 80%, 46%)  Lime Green