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Information about #174E72 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#174E72 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(23, 78, 114) — 9% red, 30.6% green, 44.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 36 / 14 / 0 / 55. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated steel-blue azure, #174E72 sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 almost identical to JayHawk Blue (#194F6E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Guru (#154C65) and Limitless (#254B75).

In RGB terms — rgb(23, 78, 114) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. No one has named #174E72 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#174E72 color variations

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

#174E72 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 #174E72

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#174E72
  • RGB23, 78, 114
  • CMYK36, 14, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(23, 78, 114)
  • HSL204°, 66%, 27%
  • HSL Precise203.736°, 66.423%, 26.863%
  • HSV204°, 80%, 45%
  • HSB204°, 80%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.306, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.306, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.306, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID174E72
  • DECIMAL ID1527410
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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