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#1544AD

#1544ad ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1544ad is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 26.67% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.86% cyan, 60.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 221.45°, with 78.35% saturation and 38.04% 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 8.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 1.8.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0731

Complementary

  1. #1544ad
  2. #ad7e15

Split complementary

  1. #1544ad
  2. #ad3215
  3. #90ad15

Analogous

  1. #1590ad
  2. #1544ad
  3. #3215ad

Triadic

  1. #1544ad
  2. #ad1544
  3. #44ad15

Tetradic

  1. #1544ad
  2. #7e15ad
  3. #ad7e15
  4. #44ad15

Square

  1. #1544ad
  2. #ad1590
  3. #ad7e15
  4. #15ad32

Monochromatic

  1. #040e25
  2. #0d2969
  3. #1544ad
  4. #2963e5
  5. #6e95ed

Shades

#1544ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1544ad
  2. #133d9c
  3. #11368a
  4. #0f3079
  5. #0d2968
  6. #0b2257
  7. #081b45
  8. #061434
  9. #040e23
  10. #020711
  11. #000000

Tints

#1544ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1544ad
  2. #2c57b5
  3. #4469bd
  4. #5b7cc6
  5. #738fce
  6. #8aa2d6
  7. #a1b4de
  8. #b9c7e6
  9. #d0daef
  10. #e8ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1544ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1544ad
  2. #204aa9
  3. #2a50a4
  4. #3556a0
  5. #405c9b
  6. #4b6297
  7. #556892
  8. #606e8e
  9. #6b7489
  10. #757a85
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d497f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004eaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0045ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00568d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1544ad {
  color: #1544ad;
}
Background
.bg-1544ad {
  background-color: #1544ad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1544ad {
  border: 2px solid #1544ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1544ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 68 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 78% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1544ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1544ad, #3215ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1544ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 68 173 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 1.80 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.52 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.84 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.97 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.52 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.05 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.37 #eabb52 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#1544ad  rgb(21, 68, 173)  hsl(221, 78%, 38%)  Cobalt Blue
#ad7e15  rgb(173, 126, 21)  hsl(41, 78%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ad1544  rgb(173, 21, 68)  hsl(341, 78%, 38%)  Vivid Burgundy
#44ad15  rgb(68, 173, 21)  hsl(101, 78%, 38%)  Kelly Green