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#0846BE

#0846be ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0846be 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.79% cyan, 63.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 219.56°, with 91.92% saturation and 38.82% 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 7.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0815

Complementary

  1. #0846be
  2. #be8008

Split complementary

  1. #0846be
  2. #be2508
  3. #a1be08

Analogous

  1. #08a1be
  2. #0846be
  3. #2508be

Triadic

  1. #0846be
  2. #be0846
  3. #46be08

Tetradic

  1. #0846be
  2. #8008be
  3. #be8008
  4. #46be08

Square

  1. #0846be
  2. #be08a1
  3. #be8008
  4. #08be25

Monochromatic

  1. #02102b
  2. #052b75
  3. #0846be
  4. #1d67f5
  5. #6698f9

Shades

#0846be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0846be
  2. #073fab
  3. #063898
  4. #063185
  5. #052a72
  6. #04235f
  7. #031c4c
  8. #021539
  9. #020e26
  10. #010713
  11. #000000

Tints

#0846be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0846be
  2. #2159c5
  3. #396bcb
  4. #527ed2
  5. #6b90d8
  6. #84a3df
  7. #9cb5e5
  8. #b5c8ec
  9. #cedaf2
  10. #e6edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0846be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0846be
  2. #144cb8
  3. #2052b2
  4. #2c57ab
  5. #385da5
  6. #44639f
  7. #506999
  8. #5c6f93
  9. #68748c
  10. #747a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4d8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00667b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0052c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0048bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0846be {
  color: #0846be;
}
Background
.bg-0846be {
  background-color: #0846be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0846be {
  border: 2px solid #0846be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0846be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 70 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0846be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0846be, #2508be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0846be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 70 190 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.03 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.21 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.29 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.03 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.06 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.13 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.22 #f7b941 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#0846be  rgb(8, 70, 190)  hsl(220, 92%, 39%)  Cobalt Blue
#be8008  rgb(190, 128, 8)  hsl(40, 92%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#be0846  rgb(190, 8, 70)  hsl(340, 92%, 39%)  Cardinal
#46be08  rgb(70, 190, 8)  hsl(100, 92%, 39%)  Kelly Green