What color is #1744A5?

#1744A5 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cobalt Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1744A5?

The RGB value is 23, 68, 165: 23 red, 68 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1744A5?

The complementary color is #A57817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1744A5?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1744A5 color

#1744A5 rgb(23, 68, 165)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1744A5 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 26.7% green and 64.7% blue (23, 68, 165).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 76% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047AB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#1744A5 color codes

HEX	`#1744A5`
RGB	`rgb(23, 68, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 26.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 76%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 86%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 59%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.88, 23.28, -56.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.88, 60.95, 292.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.21, 7.032, 36.462)`
Decimal	`1524901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1744A5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1744A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1744A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1744A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1744a5; }
.text { color: #1744a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1744a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 68 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1744a5, #3117a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1744A5?: #1744A5 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cobalt Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1744A5?: The RGB value is 23, 68, 165: 23 red, 68 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1744A5?: The complementary color is #A57817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1744A5?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.