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#174CDF

#174cdf ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#174cdf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 29.8% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.69% cyan, 65.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 224.1°, with 81.3% saturation and 48.24% 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 6.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.94.

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Relative luminance0.1068

Complementary

  1. #174cdf
  2. #dfaa17

Split complementary

  1. #174cdf
  2. #df4617
  3. #b0df17

Analogous

  1. #17b0df
  2. #174cdf
  3. #4617df

Triadic

  1. #174cdf
  2. #df174c
  3. #4cdf17

Tetradic

  1. #174cdf
  2. #aa17df
  3. #dfaa17
  4. #4cdf17

Square

  1. #174cdf
  2. #df17b0
  3. #dfaa17
  4. #17df46

Monochromatic

  1. #091d54
  2. #10349a
  3. #174cdf
  4. #557ded
  5. #9ab2f5

Shades

#174cdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174cdf
  2. #1544c9
  3. #123db2
  4. #10359c
  5. #0e2e86
  6. #0c2670
  7. #091e59
  8. #071743
  9. #050f2d
  10. #020816
  11. #000000

Tints

#174cdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174cdf
  2. #2e5ee2
  3. #4570e5
  4. #5d82e9
  5. #7494ec
  6. #8ba6ef
  7. #a2b7f2
  8. #b9c9f5
  9. #d1dbf9
  10. #e8edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174cdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174cdf
  2. #2251d6
  3. #2c56cc
  4. #375cc3
  5. #4161b9
  6. #4c66b0
  7. #566ba6
  8. #61709d
  9. #6b7693
  10. #767b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4956a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00748f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ce2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0066b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174cdf {
  color: #174cdf;
}
Background
.bg-174cdf {
  background-color: #174cdf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174cdf {
  border: 2px solid #174cdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174cdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 76 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174cdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174cdf, #4617df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174cdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 76 223 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.94 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.13 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.88 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.06 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.49 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.71 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.92 #e8b320 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Sapphire
#174cdf  rgb(23, 76, 223)  hsl(224, 81%, 48%)  Sapphire
#dfaa17  rgb(223, 170, 23)  hsl(44, 81%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#df174c  rgb(223, 23, 76)  hsl(344, 81%, 48%)  Amaranth
#4cdf17  rgb(76, 223, 23)  hsl(104, 81%, 48%)  Lime Green