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#174CD4

#174cd4 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#174cd4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.15% cyan, 64.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 223.17°, with 80.43% saturation and 46.08% 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 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.69.

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Relative luminance0.101

Complementary

  1. #174cd4
  2. #d49f17

Split complementary

  1. #174cd4
  2. #d44017
  3. #abd417

Analogous

  1. #17abd4
  2. #174cd4
  3. #4017d4

Triadic

  1. #174cd4
  2. #d4174c
  3. #4cd417

Tetradic

  1. #174cd4
  2. #9f17d4
  3. #d49f17
  4. #4cd417

Square

  1. #174cd4
  2. #d417ab
  3. #d49f17
  4. #17d440

Monochromatic

  1. #081b4a
  2. #10338f
  3. #174cd4
  4. #4c79ec
  5. #91acf3

Shades

#174cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174cd4
  2. #1544bf
  3. #123daa
  4. #103594
  5. #0e2e7f
  6. #0c266a
  7. #091e55
  8. #071740
  9. #050f2a
  10. #020815
  11. #000000

Tints

#174cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174cd4
  2. #2e5ed8
  3. #4570dd
  4. #5d82e1
  5. #7494e5
  6. #8ba6ea
  7. #a2b7ee
  8. #b9c9f2
  9. #d1dbf6
  10. #e8edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174cd4
  2. #2251cc
  3. #2c56c3
  4. #375cbb
  5. #4161b2
  6. #4c66aa
  7. #566ba2
  8. #617099
  9. #6b7691
  10. #767b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #48549a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007189 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ad7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0064ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174cd4 {
  color: #174cd4;
}
Background
.bg-174cd4 {
  background-color: #174cd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #174cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 76 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 80% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174cd4, #4017d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 76 212 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.69 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.06 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.32 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.56 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.35 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.66 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.24 #e8b32b Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#174cd4  rgb(23, 76, 212)  hsl(223, 80%, 46%)  Sapphire
#d49f17  rgb(212, 159, 23)  hsl(43, 80%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#d4174c  rgb(212, 23, 76)  hsl(343, 80%, 46%)  Raspberry
#4cd417  rgb(76, 212, 23)  hsl(103, 80%, 46%)  Lime Green