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#143EA2

#143ea2 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#143ea2 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 24.31% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.65% cyan, 61.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 222.25°, with 78.02% saturation and 35.69% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.062

Complementary

  1. #143ea2
  2. #a27814

Split complementary

  1. #143ea2
  2. #a23114
  3. #85a214

Analogous

  1. #1485a2
  2. #143ea2
  3. #3114a2

Triadic

  1. #143ea2
  2. #a2143e
  3. #3ea214

Tetradic

  1. #143ea2
  2. #7814a2
  3. #a27814
  4. #3ea214

Square

  1. #143ea2
  2. #a21485
  3. #a27814
  4. #14a231

Monochromatic

  1. #030a1a
  2. #0c245e
  3. #143ea2
  4. #1f59e3
  5. #638cec

Shades

#143ea2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #143ea2
  2. #123892
  3. #103282
  4. #0e2b71
  5. #0c2561
  6. #0a1f51
  7. #081941
  8. #061331
  9. #040c20
  10. #020610
  11. #000000

Tints

#143ea2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #143ea2
  2. #2c51ab
  3. #4365b5
  4. #5b78be
  5. #728bc7
  6. #8a9fd1
  7. #a1b2da
  8. #b9c5e3
  9. #d0d8ec
  10. #e8ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#143ea2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #143ea2
  2. #1f459f
  3. #2a4b9b
  4. #345298
  5. #3f5894
  6. #4a5f91
  7. #55668e
  8. #606c8a
  9. #6a7387
  10. #757983
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #384376 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004da5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00586a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fa1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004f84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-143ea2 {
  color: #143ea2;
}
Background
.bg-143ea2 {
  background-color: #143ea2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-143ea2 {
  border: 2px solid #143ea2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #143ea2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 62 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 78% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-143ea2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #143ea2, #3114a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-143ea2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 62 162 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.34 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.36 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.39 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.44 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.78 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.94 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.77 #ebc15d Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#143ea2  rgb(20, 62, 162)  hsl(222, 78%, 36%)  Cobalt Blue
#a27814  rgb(162, 120, 20)  hsl(42, 78%, 36%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a2143e  rgb(162, 20, 62)  hsl(342, 78%, 36%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3ea214  rgb(62, 162, 20)  hsl(102, 78%, 36%)  Islamic Green