#174cb5 Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #174cb5 is composed of 9% red, 29.8% green and 71% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 87.3% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black. It has a hue angle of 219.9 degrees, a saturation of 77.5% and a lightness of 40%. #174cb5 color hex could be obtained by blending #2e98ff with #00006b. Closest websafe color is: #0033cc.

    • R 9
    • G 30
    • B 71
    RGB color chart
    • C 87
    • M 58
    • Y 0
    • K 29
    CMYK color chart

#174cb5 color description : Strong blue.

#174cb5 Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #174cb5 has RGB values of R:23, G:76, B:181 and CMYK values of C:0.87, M:0.58, Y:0, K:0.29. Its decimal value is 1526965.

Hex triplet 174cb5 #174cb5
RGB Decimal 23, 76, 181 rgb(23,76,181)
RGB Percent 9, 29.8, 71 rgb(9%,29.8%,71%)
CMYK 87, 58, 0, 29
HSL 219.9°, 77.5, 40 hsl(219.9,77.5%,40%)
HSV (or HSB) 219.9°, 87.3, 71
Web Safe 0033cc #0033cc
CIE-LAB 35.373, 24.251, -60.175
XYZ 11.276, 8.686, 44.796
xyY 0.174, 0.134, 8.686
CIE-LCH 35.373, 64.878, 291.949
CIE-LUV 35.373, -15.813, -85.093
Hunter-Lab 29.473, 16.719, -69.485
Binary 00010111, 01001100, 10110101

Color Schemes with #174cb5

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Alternatives to #174cb5

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#174cb5 Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #174cb5

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CSS codes
.text {color:#174cb5;}
.background {background-color:#174cb5;}
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Shades and Tints of #174cb5

A shade is achieved by adding black to any pure hue, while a tint is created by mixing white to any pure color. In this example, #010307 is the darkest color, while #f5f8fe is the lightest one.

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Tones of #174cb5

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #656667 is the less saturated color, while #0747c5 is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #174cb5 is perceived by people affected by a color vision deficiency. This can be useful if you need to ensure your color combinations are accessible to color-blind users.

Monochromacy
  • #484848 Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #3e495e Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #0059ae Protanopia 1% of men
  • #005e98 Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #00656a Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #0854b1 Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #0857a2 Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #085c85 Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population