Information about #174C77 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#174C77 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(23, 76, 119) — 9% red, 29.8% green, 46.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 38 / 17 / 0 / 53. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #174C77 reads as a energetic, saturated steel-blue azure and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from JayHawk Blue (#194F6E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Navy (#155084) and Limitless (#254B75).

The recipe behind #174C77 is rgb(23, 76, 119), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #174C77: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #174C77 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#174C77 color variations

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#174C77 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #174C77

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

JayHawk Blue color link
JayHawk Blue

#194F6E

Light Navy color link
Light Navy

#155084

Limitless color link
Limitless

#254B75

Wet N Wild color link
Wet N Wild

#254375

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

Zoop De Loop color link
Zoop De Loop

#254683

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Bahama Blue color link
Bahama Blue

#25597F

Submerge color link
Submerge

#113775

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#174C77
  • RGB23, 76, 119
  • CMYK38, 17, 0, 53
  • HSL207°, 68%, 28%
  • HSL Precise206.875°, 67.606%, 27.843%
  • HSV207°, 81%, 47%
  • HSB207°, 81%, 47%
  • HEX ID174C77
  • DECIMAL ID1526903
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.7%
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