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#174EDA

#174eda ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#174eda is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 30.59% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.45% cyan, 64.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 223.08°, with 80.91% saturation and 47.25% 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 6.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.06.

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Relative luminance0.1069

Complementary

  1. #174eda
  2. #daa317

Split complementary

  1. #174eda
  2. #da4217
  3. #afda17

Analogous

  1. #17afda
  2. #174eda
  3. #4217da

Triadic

  1. #174eda
  2. #da174e
  3. #4eda17

Tetradic

  1. #174eda
  2. #a317da
  3. #daa317
  4. #4eda17

Square

  1. #174eda
  2. #da17af
  3. #daa317
  4. #17da42

Monochromatic

  1. #081c50
  2. #103595
  3. #174eda
  4. #517ded
  5. #96b1f4

Shades

#174eda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174eda
  2. #1546c4
  3. #123eae
  4. #103799
  5. #0e2f83
  6. #0c276d
  7. #091f57
  8. #071741
  9. #05102c
  10. #020816
  11. #000000

Tints

#174eda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174eda
  2. #2e60de
  3. #4571e1
  4. #5d83e5
  5. #7495e9
  6. #8ba7ed
  7. #a2b8f0
  8. #b9caf4
  9. #d1dcf8
  10. #e8edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174eda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174eda
  2. #2253d1
  3. #2c58c8
  4. #375dbf
  5. #4162b6
  6. #4c67ad
  7. #566ca4
  8. #61719b
  9. #6b7692
  10. #767b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a579f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00748d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ddd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0051d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0067b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174eda {
  color: #174eda;
}
Background
.bg-174eda {
  background-color: #174eda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174eda {
  border: 2px solid #174eda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174eda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 78 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174eda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174eda, #4217da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174eda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 78 218 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.06 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.39 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.88 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.20 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.27 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.88 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.05 #e8b125 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Sapphire
#174eda  rgb(23, 78, 218)  hsl(223, 81%, 47%)  Sapphire
#daa317  rgb(218, 163, 23)  hsl(43, 81%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#da174e  rgb(218, 23, 78)  hsl(343, 81%, 47%)  Raspberry
#4eda17  rgb(78, 218, 23)  hsl(103, 81%, 47%)  Lime Green