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#174FDB

#174fdb ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#174fdb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 30.98% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.5% cyan, 63.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 222.86°, with 80.99% saturation and 47.45% 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 6.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.05.

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Relative luminance0.1089

Complementary

  1. #174fdb
  2. #dba317

Split complementary

  1. #174fdb
  2. #db4117
  3. #b1db17

Analogous

  1. #17b1db
  2. #174fdb
  3. #4117db

Triadic

  1. #174fdb
  2. #db174f
  3. #4fdb17

Tetradic

  1. #174fdb
  2. #a317db
  3. #dba317
  4. #4fdb17

Square

  1. #174fdb
  2. #db17b1
  3. #dba317
  4. #17db41

Monochromatic

  1. #081d51
  2. #103696
  3. #174fdb
  4. #527eed
  5. #97b2f4

Shades

#174fdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174fdb
  2. #1547c5
  3. #123faf
  4. #103799
  5. #0e2f83
  6. #0c286e
  7. #092058
  8. #071842
  9. #05102c
  10. #020816
  11. #000000

Tints

#174fdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174fdb
  2. #2e61df
  3. #4572e2
  4. #5d84e6
  5. #7495e9
  6. #8ba7ed
  7. #a2b9f1
  8. #b9caf4
  9. #d1dcf8
  10. #e8edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174fdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174fdb
  2. #2254d2
  3. #2c59c9
  4. #375ec0
  5. #4163b7
  6. #4c68ae
  7. #566ca4
  8. #61719b
  9. #6b7692
  10. #767b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a589f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00758e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ede ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0052d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0068b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174fdb {
  color: #174fdb;
}
Background
.bg-174fdb {
  background-color: #174fdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174fdb {
  border: 2px solid #174fdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174fdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 79 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174fdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174fdb, #4117db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174fdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 79 219 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.05 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.43 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.06 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.26 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.53 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.85 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.11 #e8b024 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Sapphire
#174fdb  rgb(23, 79, 219)  hsl(223, 81%, 47%)  Sapphire
#dba317  rgb(219, 163, 23)  hsl(43, 81%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#db174f  rgb(219, 23, 79)  hsl(343, 81%, 47%)  Raspberry
#4fdb17  rgb(79, 219, 23)  hsl(103, 81%, 47%)  Lime Green