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#0846BB

#0846bb ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0846bb is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 27.45% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.72% cyan, 62.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 219.22°, with 91.79% saturation and 38.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 2.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0802

Complementary

  1. #0846bb
  2. #bb7d08

Split complementary

  1. #0846bb
  2. #bb2408
  3. #a0bb08

Analogous

  1. #08a0bb
  2. #0846bb
  3. #2408bb

Triadic

  1. #0846bb
  2. #bb0846
  3. #46bb08

Tetradic

  1. #0846bb
  2. #7d08bb
  3. #bb7d08
  4. #46bb08

Square

  1. #0846bb
  2. #bb08a0
  3. #bb7d08
  4. #08bb24

Monochromatic

  1. #020f28
  2. #052b72
  3. #0846bb
  4. #1a66f5
  5. #6497f8

Shades

#0846bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0846bb
  2. #073fa8
  3. #063896
  4. #063183
  5. #052a70
  6. #04235e
  7. #031c4b
  8. #021538
  9. #020e25
  10. #010713
  11. #000000

Tints

#0846bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0846bb
  2. #2159c2
  3. #396bc9
  4. #527ecf
  5. #6b90d6
  6. #84a3dd
  7. #9cb5e4
  8. #b5c8eb
  9. #cedaf1
  10. #e6edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0846bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0846bb
  2. #144cb5
  3. #2052af
  4. #2c57a9
  5. #385da3
  6. #44639e
  7. #506998
  8. #5c6f92
  9. #68748c
  10. #747a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4c88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00657a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0051bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0047ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005a98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0846bb {
  color: #0846bb;
}
Background
.bg-0846bb {
  background-color: #0846bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0846bb {
  border: 2px solid #0846bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0846bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 70 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0846bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0846bb, #2408bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0846bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 70 187 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.62 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.10 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.40 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.92 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.86 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.90 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.22 #f7b944 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#0846bb  rgb(8, 70, 187)  hsl(219, 92%, 38%)  Cobalt Blue
#bb7d08  rgb(187, 125, 8)  hsl(39, 92%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bb0846  rgb(187, 8, 70)  hsl(339, 92%, 38%)  Vivid Burgundy
#46bb08  rgb(70, 187, 8)  hsl(99, 92%, 38%)  Kelly Green