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#174FCF

#174fcf ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#174fcf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.89% cyan, 61.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 221.74°, with 80% saturation and 45.1% 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 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.1028

Complementary

  1. #174fcf
  2. #cf9717

Split complementary

  1. #174fcf
  2. #cf3b17
  3. #abcf17

Analogous

  1. #17abcf
  2. #174fcf
  3. #3b17cf

Triadic

  1. #174fcf
  2. #cf174f
  3. #4fcf17

Tetradic

  1. #174fcf
  2. #9717cf
  3. #cf9717
  4. #4fcf17

Square

  1. #174fcf
  2. #cf17ab
  3. #cf9717
  4. #17cf3b

Monochromatic

  1. #081a45
  2. #0f358a
  3. #174fcf
  4. #4879eb
  5. #8dacf2

Shades

#174fcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174fcf
  2. #1547ba
  3. #123fa6
  4. #103791
  5. #0e2f7c
  6. #0c2868
  7. #092053
  8. #07183e
  9. #051029
  10. #020815
  11. #000000

Tints

#174fcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174fcf
  2. #2e61d4
  3. #4572d9
  4. #5d84dd
  5. #7495e2
  6. #8ba7e7
  7. #a2b9ec
  8. #b9caf1
  9. #d1dcf5
  10. #e8edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174fcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174fcf
  2. #2254c7
  3. #2c59bf
  4. #375eb7
  5. #4163af
  6. #4c68a8
  7. #566ca0
  8. #617198
  9. #6b7690
  10. #767b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #485697 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007187 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005cd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0051ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0065a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174fcf {
  color: #174fcf;
}
Background
.bg-174fcf {
  background-color: #174fcf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174fcf {
  border: 2px solid #174fcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174fcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 79 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174fcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174fcf, #3b17cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174fcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 79 207 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.55 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.53 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.00 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.05 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.08 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.94 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.24 #e8b030 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sapphire
#174fcf  rgb(23, 79, 207)  hsl(222, 80%, 45%)  Sapphire
#cf9717  rgb(207, 151, 23)  hsl(42, 80%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#cf174f  rgb(207, 23, 79)  hsl(342, 80%, 45%)  Raspberry
#4fcf17  rgb(79, 207, 23)  hsl(102, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green