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#174FCC

#174fcc ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#174fcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.73% cyan, 61.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 221.44°, with 79.74% saturation and 44.51% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1013

Complementary

  1. #174fcc
  2. #cc9417

Split complementary

  1. #174fcc
  2. #cc3a17
  3. #a9cc17

Analogous

  1. #17a9cc
  2. #174fcc
  3. #3a17cc

Triadic

  1. #174fcc
  2. #cc174f
  3. #4fcc17

Tetradic

  1. #174fcc
  2. #9417cc
  3. #cc9417
  4. #4fcc17

Square

  1. #174fcc
  2. #cc17a9
  3. #cc9417
  4. #17cc3a

Monochromatic

  1. #071a43
  2. #0f3487
  3. #174fcc
  4. #4578ea
  5. #8aaaf2

Shades

#174fcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174fcc
  2. #1547b8
  3. #123fa3
  4. #10378f
  5. #0e2f7a
  6. #0c2866
  7. #092052
  8. #07183d
  9. #051029
  10. #020814
  11. #000000

Tints

#174fcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174fcc
  2. #2e61d1
  3. #4572d6
  4. #5d84db
  5. #7495e0
  6. #8ba7e6
  7. #a2b9eb
  8. #b9caf0
  9. #d1dcf5
  10. #e8edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174fcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174fcc
  2. #2254c4
  3. #2c59bd
  4. #375eb5
  5. #4163ae
  6. #4c68a6
  7. #566c9e
  8. #617197
  9. #6b768f
  10. #767b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #485695 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007086 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005bce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0051cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0064a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174fcc {
  color: #174fcc;
}
Background
.bg-174fcc {
  background-color: #174fcc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174fcc {
  border: 2px solid #174fcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174fcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 79 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174fcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174fcc, #3a17cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174fcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 79 204 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.17 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.16 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.87 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.94 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.29 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.96 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.18 #e8b033 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sapphire
#174fcc  rgb(23, 79, 204)  hsl(221, 80%, 45%)  Sapphire
#cc9417  rgb(204, 148, 23)  hsl(41, 80%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#cc174f  rgb(204, 23, 79)  hsl(341, 80%, 45%)  Ruby
#4fcc17  rgb(79, 204, 23)  hsl(101, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green