#174dbf

Color #174dbf

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 11.48 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#174dbf

RGB

rgb(23, 77, 191)

HSL

hsl(220.7, 78.5%, 42%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.7, 88%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(88%, 59.7%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(36.46, 27.52, -64.27)

LCH

lch(36.46, 69.91, 293.18)

OKLCH

oklch(46.2%, 0.1876, 262.56)

HWB

hwb(220.7, 9%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf8917

Analogous

#17a1bf

#174dbf

#3517bf

Triadic

#174dbf

#bf174d

#4dbf17

Split-complementary

#174dbf

#bf3517

#a1bf17

Tetradic

#174dbf

#8917bf

#bf8917

#4dbf17

Square

#174dbf

#bf17a1

#bf8917

#17bf35

Shades

Color #174dbf mixed toward black.

#13409f

#0f337f

#0c2760

#081a40

#040d20

Tints

Color #174dbf mixed toward white.

#2361e5

#4f81ea

#7ba0ef

#a7c0f4

#d3dffa

Tones

Color #174dbf mixed toward gray.

#2552b1

#3357a3

#415c95

#4f6187

#5d6679

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.85:1

White text reads better on this background (7.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3637ac · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#332fa7 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#1c9b97 · ΔE 39.9

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 27.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #174dbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#174dbf]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#174dbf (#174dbf) is rgb(23, 77, 191) in RGB.

No, #174dbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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