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#174CFF

#174cff ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#174cff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.98% cyan, 70.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 226.29°, with 100% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 6.2.

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Relative luminance0.1257

Complementary

  1. #174cff
  2. #ffca17

Split complementary

  1. #174cff
  2. #ff5617
  3. #c0ff17

Analogous

  1. #17c0ff
  2. #174cff
  3. #5617ff

Triadic

  1. #174cff
  2. #ff174c
  3. #4cff17

Tetradic

  1. #174cff
  2. #ca17ff
  3. #ffca17
  4. #4cff17

Square

  1. #174cff
  2. #ff17c0
  3. #ffca17
  4. #17ff56

Monochromatic

  1. #001d7d
  2. #002eca
  3. #174cff
  4. #6487ff
  5. #b0c2ff

Shades

#174cff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174cff
  2. #1544e6
  3. #123dcc
  4. #1035b3
  5. #0e2e99
  6. #0c2680
  7. #091e66
  8. #07174d
  9. #050f33
  10. #02081a
  11. #000000

Tints

#174cff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174cff
  2. #2e5eff
  3. #4570ff
  4. #5d82ff
  5. #7494ff
  6. #8ba6ff
  7. #a2b7ff
  8. #b9c9ff
  9. #d1dbff
  10. #e8edff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174cff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174cff
  2. #2251f2
  3. #2c56e6
  4. #375cd9
  5. #4161cc
  6. #4c66c0
  7. #566bb3
  8. #6170a6
  9. #6b7699
  10. #767b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f5bb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0080a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0062ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0054fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ecd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174cff {
  color: #174cff;
}
Background
.bg-174cff {
  background-color: #174cff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174cff {
  border: 2px solid #174cff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174cff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 76 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174cff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174cff, #5617ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174cff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 76 255 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.20 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.74 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.63 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.04 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.15 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 9.58 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.59 #e8b300 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#174cff  rgb(23, 76, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 55%)  Majorelle Blue
#ffca17  rgb(255, 202, 23)  hsl(46, 100%, 55%)  Sunglow
#ff174c  rgb(255, 23, 76)  hsl(346, 100%, 55%)  Folly
#4cff17  rgb(76, 255, 23)  hsl(106, 100%, 55%)  Harlequin