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#174DEC

#174dec ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#174dec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 30.2% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.25% cyan, 67.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 224.79°, with 84.86% saturation and 50.78% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 6.1.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1155

Complementary

  1. #174dec
  2. #ecb617

Split complementary

  1. #174dec
  2. #ec4b17
  3. #b7ec17

Analogous

  1. #17b7ec
  2. #174dec
  3. #4b17ec

Triadic

  1. #174dec
  2. #ec174d
  3. #4dec17

Tetradic

  1. #174dec
  2. #b617ec
  3. #ecb617
  4. #4dec17

Square

  1. #174dec
  2. #ec17b7
  3. #ecb617
  4. #17ec4b

Monochromatic

  1. #081f62
  2. #0e35a9
  3. #174dec
  4. #5e83f2
  5. #a4b9f8

Shades

#174dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174dec
  2. #1545d4
  3. #123ebd
  4. #1036a5
  5. #0e2e8e
  6. #0c2776
  7. #091f5e
  8. #071747
  9. #050f2f
  10. #020818
  11. #000000

Tints

#174dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174dec
  2. #2e5fee
  3. #4571f0
  4. #5d82f2
  5. #7494f4
  6. #8ba6f6
  7. #a2b8f7
  8. #b9caf9
  9. #d1dbfb
  10. #e8edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174dec
  2. #2252e1
  3. #2c57d6
  4. #375ccc
  5. #4161c1
  6. #4c67b6
  7. #566cab
  8. #6171a0
  9. #6b7696
  10. #767b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c59ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005fef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0052ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006abf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174dec {
  color: #174dec;
}
Background
.bg-174dec {
  background-color: #174dec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174dec {
  border: 2px solid #174dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 77 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174dec, #4b17ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 77 236 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.10 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.31 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.33 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.05 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.41 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.63 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.74 #e8b213 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Iris
#174dec  rgb(23, 77, 236)  hsl(225, 85%, 51%)  Iris
#ecb617  rgb(236, 182, 23)  hsl(45, 85%, 51%)  Meat Brown
#ec174d  rgb(236, 23, 77)  hsl(345, 85%, 51%)  Amaranth
#4dec17  rgb(77, 236, 23)  hsl(105, 85%, 51%)  Neon Green