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#174EE2

#174ee2 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#174ee2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.82% cyan, 65.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 223.74°, with 81.53% saturation and 48.82% 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 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 6.04.

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Relative luminance0.1112

Complementary

  1. #174ee2
  2. #e2ab17

Split complementary

  1. #174ee2
  2. #e24517
  3. #b4e217

Analogous

  1. #17b4e2
  2. #174ee2
  3. #4517e2

Triadic

  1. #174ee2
  2. #e2174e
  3. #4ee217

Tetradic

  1. #174ee2
  2. #ab17e2
  3. #e2ab17
  4. #4ee217

Square

  1. #174ee2
  2. #e217b4
  3. #e2ab17
  4. #17e245

Monochromatic

  1. #091e57
  2. #10369d
  3. #174ee2
  4. #5880ee
  5. #9db5f5

Shades

#174ee2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174ee2
  2. #1546cb
  3. #123eb5
  4. #10379e
  5. #0e2f88
  6. #0c2771
  7. #091f5a
  8. #071744
  9. #05102d
  10. #020817
  11. #000000

Tints

#174ee2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174ee2
  2. #2e60e5
  3. #4571e8
  4. #5d83eb
  5. #7495ee
  6. #8ba7f1
  7. #a2b8f3
  8. #b9caf6
  9. #d1dcf9
  10. #e8edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174ee2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174ee2
  2. #2253d8
  3. #2c58ce
  4. #375dc5
  5. #4162bb
  6. #4c67b1
  7. #566ca7
  8. #61719d
  9. #6b7694
  10. #767b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b58a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007691 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ee5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0052e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0069b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174ee2 {
  color: #174ee2;
}
Background
.bg-174ee2 {
  background-color: #174ee2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174ee2 {
  border: 2px solid #174ee2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174ee2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 78 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 82% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174ee2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174ee2, #4517e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174ee2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 78 226 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.04 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.17 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.77 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.76 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.91 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.20 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.34 #e8b11d Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Sapphire
#174ee2  rgb(23, 78, 226)  hsl(224, 82%, 49%)  Sapphire
#e2ab17  rgb(226, 171, 23)  hsl(44, 82%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#e2174e  rgb(226, 23, 78)  hsl(344, 82%, 49%)  Amaranth
#4ee217  rgb(78, 226, 23)  hsl(104, 82%, 49%)  Lime Green