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#1046BB

#1046bb ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1046bb is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.27% red, 27.45% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.44% cyan, 62.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 221.05°, with 84.24% saturation and 39.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. 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 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 2.8.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0808

Complementary

  1. #1046bb
  2. #bb8510

Split complementary

  1. #1046bb
  2. #bb2f10
  3. #9bbb10

Analogous

  1. #109bbb
  2. #1046bb
  3. #2f10bb

Triadic

  1. #1046bb
  2. #bb1046
  3. #46bb10

Tetradic

  1. #1046bb
  2. #8510bb
  3. #bb8510
  4. #46bb10

Square

  1. #1046bb
  2. #bb109b
  3. #bb8510
  4. #10bb2f

Monochromatic

  1. #04112e
  2. #0a2c75
  3. #1046bb
  4. #2b68ed
  5. #719af3

Shades

#1046bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1046bb
  2. #0e3fa8
  3. #0d3896
  4. #0b3183
  5. #0a2a70
  6. #08235e
  7. #061c4b
  8. #051538
  9. #030e25
  10. #020713
  11. #000000

Tints

#1046bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1046bb
  2. #2859c2
  3. #406bc9
  4. #587ecf
  5. #7090d6
  6. #88a3dd
  7. #9fb5e4
  8. #b7c8eb
  9. #cfdaf1
  10. #e7edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1046bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1046bb
  2. #1b4cb5
  3. #2652af
  4. #3257a9
  5. #3d5da3
  6. #48639e
  7. #536998
  8. #5e6f92
  9. #6a748c
  10. #757a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404c88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00657a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0052bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0048ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005a98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1046bb {
  color: #1046bb;
}
Background
.bg-1046bb {
  background-color: #1046bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1046bb {
  border: 2px solid #1046bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1046bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 70 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 84% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1046bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1046bb, #2f10bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1046bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 70 187 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.80 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.20 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.26 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.87 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.91 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.95 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.04 #efb944 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#1046bb  rgb(16, 70, 187)  hsl(221, 84%, 40%)  Cobalt Blue
#bb8510  rgb(187, 133, 16)  hsl(41, 84%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bb1046  rgb(187, 16, 70)  hsl(341, 84%, 40%)  Cardinal
#46bb10  rgb(70, 187, 16)  hsl(101, 84%, 40%)  Kelly Green