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#174FBF

#174fbf ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#174fbf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 30.98% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.96% cyan, 58.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 78.5% saturation and 41.96% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 1.67.

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Relative luminance0.0954

Complementary

  1. #174fbf
  2. #bf8717

Split complementary

  1. #174fbf
  2. #bf3317
  3. #a3bf17

Analogous

  1. #17a3bf
  2. #174fbf
  3. #3317bf

Triadic

  1. #174fbf
  2. #bf174f
  3. #4fbf17

Tetradic

  1. #174fbf
  2. #8717bf
  3. #bf8717
  4. #4fbf17

Square

  1. #174fbf
  2. #bf17a3
  3. #bf8717
  4. #17bf33

Monochromatic

  1. #071736
  2. #0f337b
  3. #174fbf
  4. #3b75e7
  5. #7fa5f0

Shades

#174fbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174fbf
  2. #1547ac
  3. #123f99
  4. #103786
  5. #0e2f73
  6. #0c2860
  7. #09204c
  8. #071839
  9. #051026
  10. #020813
  11. #000000

Tints

#174fbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174fbf
  2. #2e61c5
  3. #4572cc
  4. #5d84d2
  5. #7495d9
  6. #8ba7df
  7. #a2b9e5
  8. #b9caec
  9. #d1dcf2
  10. #e8edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174fbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174fbf
  2. #2254b9
  3. #2c59b2
  4. #375eac
  5. #4163a6
  6. #4c68a0
  7. #566c99
  8. #617193
  9. #6b768d
  10. #767b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46548d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fc3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0059c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00619d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174fbf {
  color: #174fbf;
}
Background
.bg-174fbf {
  background-color: #174fbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174fbf {
  border: 2px solid #174fbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174fbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 79 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174fbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174fbf, #3317bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174fbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 79 191 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 1.67 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.65 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.28 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.45 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.02 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.09 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.35 #e8b040 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#174fbf  rgb(23, 79, 191)  hsl(220, 79%, 42%)  Sapphire
#bf8717  rgb(191, 135, 23)  hsl(40, 79%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bf174f  rgb(191, 23, 79)  hsl(340, 79%, 42%)  Dogwood Rose
#4fbf17  rgb(79, 191, 23)  hsl(100, 79%, 42%)  Kelly Green