What color is #174CA1?

#174CA1 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Le Grand Bleu. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #174CA1?

The RGB value is 23, 76, 161: 23 red, 76 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174CA1?

The complementary color is #A16C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174CA1?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174CA1 color

#174CA1 rgb(23, 76, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #174CA1 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 29.8% green and 63.1% blue (23, 76, 161).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 75% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Le Grand Bleu (#244E94), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#174CA1 color codes

HEX	`#174CA1`
RGB	`rgb(23, 76, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 29.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 75%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 86%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 53%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.82, 16.21, -50.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.82, 53.3, 287.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.368, 7.923, 34.747)`
Decimal	`1526945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174CA1, 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 #174CA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174CA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #174CA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174ca1; }
.text { color: #174ca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174ca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 76 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174ca1, #2717a1); }

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Questions

What color is #174CA1?: #174CA1 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Le Grand Bleu. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #174CA1?: The RGB value is 23, 76, 161: 23 red, 76 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174CA1?: The complementary color is #A16C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174CA1?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.