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#174FDF

#174fdf ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#174fdf 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.69% cyan, 64.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 223.2°, with 81.3% saturation and 48.24% 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.55.

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Relative luminance0.111

Complementary

  1. #174fdf
  2. #dfa717

Split complementary

  1. #174fdf
  2. #df4317
  3. #b3df17

Analogous

  1. #17b3df
  2. #174fdf
  3. #4317df

Triadic

  1. #174fdf
  2. #df174f
  3. #4fdf17

Tetradic

  1. #174fdf
  2. #a717df
  3. #dfa717
  4. #4fdf17

Square

  1. #174fdf
  2. #df17b3
  3. #dfa717
  4. #17df43

Monochromatic

  1. #091e54
  2. #10369a
  3. #174fdf
  4. #5580ed
  5. #9ab4f5

Shades

#174fdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174fdf
  2. #1547c9
  3. #123fb2
  4. #10379c
  5. #0e2f86
  6. #0c2870
  7. #092059
  8. #071843
  9. #05102d
  10. #020816
  11. #000000

Tints

#174fdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174fdf
  2. #2e61e2
  3. #4572e5
  4. #5d84e9
  5. #7495ec
  6. #8ba7ef
  7. #a2b9f2
  8. #b9caf5
  9. #d1dcf9
  10. #e8edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174fdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174fdf
  2. #2254d6
  3. #2c59cc
  4. #375ec3
  5. #4163b9
  6. #4c68b0
  7. #566ca6
  8. #61719d
  9. #6b7693
  10. #767b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b58a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007690 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ee2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0052dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0069b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174fdf {
  color: #174fdf;
}
Background
.bg-174fdf {
  background-color: #174fdf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174fdf {
  border: 2px solid #174fdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174fdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 79 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174fdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174fdf, #4317df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174fdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 79 223 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.55 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.30 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.00 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.57 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.78 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.14 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.25 #e8b020 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Sapphire
#174fdf  rgb(23, 79, 223)  hsl(223, 81%, 48%)  Sapphire
#dfa717  rgb(223, 167, 23)  hsl(43, 81%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#df174f  rgb(223, 23, 79)  hsl(343, 81%, 48%)  Amaranth
#4fdf17  rgb(79, 223, 23)  hsl(103, 81%, 48%)  Lime Green