Information about #174EB5 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #174EB5 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(23, 78, 181) — 9% red, 30.6% green, 71% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 62 / 40 / 0 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated steel-blue azure, #174EB5 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Sapphire (#0F52BA). Nearby in the Register you will also find Tory Blue (#1450AA) and Denim Blue (#2243B6).

In RGB terms — rgb(23, 78, 181) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. No one has named #174EB5 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#174EB5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#174EB5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#174EB5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#123E90

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#0E2F6C

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Black

#000000

#174EB5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#174EB5 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#178DB4

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#17B49C

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#174EB5 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
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#B57E17
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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
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#9DB517
#9DB517

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#B52F17
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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
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#179DB5
#179DB5

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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
#174EB5
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#B5174E
#B5174E

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#4EB517
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
#174EB5
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#7E17B5
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#B57E17
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#4EB517
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#B5179D
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#B57E17
#B57E17

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#17B52F
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Nearest named colors to #174EB5

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

Sapphire color link
Sapphire

#0F52BA

Tory Blue color link
Tory Blue

#1450AA

Denim Blue color link
Denim Blue

#2243B6

Fun Blue color link
Fun Blue

#1959A8

New Car color link
New Car

#214FC6

Denim color link
Denim

#1560BD

Cerulean Blue color link
Cerulean Blue

#2A52BE

Persian Blue color link
Persian Blue

#1C39BB

Green Blue color link
Green Blue

#1164B4

Medium Teal Blue color link
Medium Teal Blue

#0054B4

Blue Blue color link
Blue Blue

#2242C7

Absolute Zero color link
Absolute Zero

#0048BA

#174EB5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#174EB5
  • RGB23, 78, 181
  • CMYK62, 40, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(23, 78, 181)
  • HSL219°, 77%, 40%
  • HSL Precise219.114°, 77.451%, 40%
  • HSV219°, 87%, 71%
  • HSB219°, 87%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.306, 0.710)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.306, 0.710, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.306, 0.710)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID174EB5
  • DECIMAL ID1527477
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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