Information about #174986 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #174986 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(23, 73, 134) — 9% red, 28.6% green, 52.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 44 / 24 / 0 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#174986 is a vivid, lively sky-leaning azure that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Navy (#155084). Slightly further away sit Warriors Blue (#1D428A) and Cobalt (#1E488F).

The recipe behind #174986 is rgb(23, 73, 134), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #174986: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. No one has named #174986 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#174986 color variations

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

#174986 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#174986 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#174986 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#174986 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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#174986 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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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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#828717
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#871D17
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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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#178287
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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
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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
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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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#17871D
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Nearest named colors to #174986

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

Light Navy color link
Light Navy

#155084

Warriors Blue color link
Warriors Blue

#1D428A

Cobalt color link
Cobalt

#1E488F

Netherlands Blue color link
Netherlands Blue

#21468B

Zoop De Loop color link
Zoop De Loop

#254683

Boogie Blue color link
Boogie Blue

#24508A

Dark Cornflower Blue color link
Dark Cornflower Blue

#26428B

Dark Cerulean color link
Dark Cerulean

#08457E

Twilight Blue color link
Twilight Blue

#0A437A

allports in a storm color link
allports in a storm

#1D5A8B

Dusk Blue color link
Dusk Blue

#26538D

Aesthetic Blue color link
Aesthetic Blue

#284F8F

#174986 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#174986
  • RGB23, 73, 134
  • CMYK44, 24, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(23, 73, 134)
  • HSL213°, 71%, 31%
  • HSL Precise212.973°, 70.701%, 30.784%
  • HSV213°, 83%, 53%
  • HSB213°, 83%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.286, 0.525)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.286, 0.525, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.286, 0.525)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID174986
  • DECIMAL ID1526150
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers39 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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