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#1446BB

#1446bb ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1446bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 27.45% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.3% cyan, 62.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 222.04°, with 80.68% saturation and 40.59% 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 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0812

Complementary

  1. #1446bb
  2. #bb8914

Split complementary

  1. #1446bb
  2. #bb3614
  3. #99bb14

Analogous

  1. #1499bb
  2. #1446bb
  3. #3614bb

Triadic

  1. #1446bb
  2. #bb1446
  3. #46bb14

Tetradic

  1. #1446bb
  2. #8914bb
  3. #bb8914
  4. #46bb14

Square

  1. #1446bb
  2. #bb1499
  3. #bb8914
  4. #14bb36

Monochromatic

  1. #051231
  2. #0d2c76
  3. #1446bb
  4. #3269e9
  5. #779cf1

Shades

#1446bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1446bb
  2. #123fa8
  3. #103896
  4. #0e3183
  5. #0c2a70
  6. #0a235e
  7. #081c4b
  8. #061538
  9. #040e25
  10. #020713
  11. #000000

Tints

#1446bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1446bb
  2. #2c59c2
  3. #436bc9
  4. #5b7ecf
  5. #7290d6
  6. #8aa3dd
  7. #a1b5e4
  8. #b9c8eb
  9. #d0daf1
  10. #e8edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1446bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1446bb
  2. #1f4cb5
  3. #2a52af
  4. #3457a9
  5. #3f5da3
  6. #4a639e
  7. #556998
  8. #606f92
  9. #6a748c
  10. #757a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 8:1 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-1446bb {
  color: #1446bb;
}
Background
.bg-1446bb {
  background-color: #1446bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1446bb {
  border: 2px solid #1446bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1446bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 70 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1446bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1446bb, #3614bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1446bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 70 187 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.93 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.18 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.28 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.84 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.77 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.92 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.15 #ebb944 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#1446bb  rgb(20, 70, 187)  hsl(222, 81%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#bb8914  rgb(187, 137, 20)  hsl(42, 81%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bb1446  rgb(187, 20, 70)  hsl(342, 81%, 41%)  Cardinal
#46bb14  rgb(70, 187, 20)  hsl(102, 81%, 41%)  Kelly Green