Information about #174A97 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#174A97 presents itself as a vivid, lively azure — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Elvis (#16489B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cobalt (#1E488F) and Polynesian Blue (#224C98).
In RGB terms — rgb(23, 74, 151) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #174A97 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #174A97 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#174A97 color variations
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#174A97 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#174A97 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#174A97 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#174A97 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#174A97 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #174A97 color
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Nearest named colors to #174A97
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#16489B
#1E488F
#224C98
#234E9B
#21468B
#1D428A
#24508A
#284F8F
#155084
#1450AA
#26538D
#034694
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#174A97
- RGB23, 74, 151
- CMYK50, 30, 0, 41
- CSSrgb(23, 74, 151)
- HSL216°, 74%, 34%
- HSL Precise216.094°, 73.563%, 34.118%
- HSV216°, 85%, 59%
- HSB216°, 85%, 59%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
- GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.290, 0.592)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.290, 0.592, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.290, 0.592)
- Percentage of Red in RGB9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB29%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID174A97
- DECIMAL ID1526423
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
