Information about #174C80 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#174C80 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(23, 76, 128) — 9% red, 29.8% green, 50.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 41 / 20 / 0 / 50. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#174C80 presents itself as a vivid, lively azure — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit 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 Zoop De Loop (#254683).

In RGB terms — rgb(23, 76, 128) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #174C80: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for black. No one has named #174C80 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#174C80 color variations

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#174C80 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 #174C80

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

#174C80 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#174C80
  • RGB23, 76, 128
  • CMYK41, 20, 0, 50
  • CSSrgb(23, 76, 128)
  • HSL210°, 70%, 30%
  • HSL Precise209.714°, 69.536%, 29.608%
  • HSV210°, 82%, 50%
  • HSB210°, 82%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.298, 0.502)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.298, 0.502, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.298, 0.502)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID174C80
  • DECIMAL ID1526912
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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