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#174FF3

#174ff3 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#174ff3 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 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.53% cyan, 67.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 224.73°, with 90.16% saturation and 52.16% 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 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 6.24.

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Relative luminance0.1225

Complementary

  1. #174ff3
  2. #f3bb17

Split complementary

  1. #174ff3
  2. #f34d17
  3. #bdf317

Analogous

  1. #17bdf3
  2. #174ff3
  3. #4d17f3

Triadic

  1. #174ff3
  2. #f3174f
  3. #4ff317

Tetradic

  1. #174ff3
  2. #bb17f3
  3. #f3bb17
  4. #4ff317

Square

  1. #174ff3
  2. #f317bd
  3. #f3bb17
  4. #17f34d

Monochromatic

  1. #061f6b
  2. #0935b4
  3. #174ff3
  4. #6086f7
  5. #a8bdfb

Shades

#174ff3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174ff3
  2. #1547db
  3. #123fc2
  4. #1037aa
  5. #0e2f92
  6. #0c287a
  7. #092061
  8. #071849
  9. #051031
  10. #020818
  11. #000000

Tints

#174ff3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174ff3
  2. #2e61f4
  3. #4572f5
  4. #5d84f7
  5. #7495f8
  6. #8ba7f9
  7. #a2b9fa
  8. #b9cafb
  9. #d1dcfd
  10. #e8edfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174ff3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174ff3
  2. #2254e8
  3. #2c59dc
  4. #375ed1
  5. #4163c5
  6. #4c68ba
  7. #566cae
  8. #6171a3
  9. #6b7697
  10. #767b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e5bb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0062f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0055f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006dc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174ff3 {
  color: #174ff3;
}
Background
.bg-174ff3 {
  background-color: #174ff3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174ff3 {
  border: 2px solid #174ff3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174ff3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 79 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 90% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174ff3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174ff3, #4d17f3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174ff3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 79 243 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.24 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.36 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.22 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.00 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.17 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.85 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.44 #e8b00c Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#174ff3  rgb(23, 79, 243)  hsl(225, 90%, 52%)  Majorelle Blue
#f3bb17  rgb(243, 187, 23)  hsl(45, 90%, 52%)  Golden Poppy
#f3174f  rgb(243, 23, 79)  hsl(345, 90%, 52%)  Folly
#4ff317  rgb(79, 243, 23)  hsl(105, 90%, 52%)  Harlequin