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#174EFF

#174eff ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#174eff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.98% cyan, 69.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 225.78°, 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 6.25.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1285

Complementary

  1. #174eff
  2. #ffc817

Split complementary

  1. #174eff
  2. #ff5417
  3. #c2ff17

Analogous

  1. #17c2ff
  2. #174eff
  3. #5417ff

Triadic

  1. #174eff
  2. #ff174e
  3. #4eff17

Tetradic

  1. #174eff
  2. #c817ff
  3. #ffc817
  4. #4eff17

Square

  1. #174eff
  2. #ff17c2
  3. #ffc817
  4. #17ff54

Monochromatic

  1. #001e7d
  2. #0030ca
  3. #174eff
  4. #6488ff
  5. #b0c3ff

Shades

#174eff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174eff
  2. #1546e6
  3. #123ecc
  4. #1037b3
  5. #0e2f99
  6. #0c2780
  7. #091f66
  8. #07174d
  9. #051033
  10. #02081a
  11. #000000

Tints

#174eff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174eff
  2. #2e60ff
  3. #4571ff
  4. #5d83ff
  5. #7495ff
  6. #8ba7ff
  7. #a2b8ff
  8. #b9caff
  9. #d1dcff
  10. #e8edff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174eff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174eff
  2. #2253f2
  3. #2c58e6
  4. #375dd9
  5. #4162cc
  6. #4c67c0
  7. #566cb3
  8. #6171a6
  9. #6b7699
  10. #767b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #505cb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0081a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0064ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0055fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174eff {
  color: #174eff;
}
Background
.bg-174eff {
  background-color: #174eff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174eff {
  border: 2px solid #174eff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174eff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 78 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174eff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174eff, #5417ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174eff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 78 255 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.25 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.82 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.12 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.54 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.05 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.47 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 10.10 #e8b100 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#174eff  rgb(23, 78, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 55%)  Majorelle Blue
#ffc817  rgb(255, 200, 23)  hsl(46, 100%, 55%)  Mikado Yellow
#ff174e  rgb(255, 23, 78)  hsl(346, 100%, 55%)  Folly
#4eff17  rgb(78, 255, 23)  hsl(106, 100%, 55%)  Harlequin