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#1647BC

#1647bc ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1647bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 27.84% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.3% cyan, 62.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 222.29°, with 79.05% saturation and 41.18% 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 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0831

Complementary

  1. #1647bc
  2. #bc8b16

Split complementary

  1. #1647bc
  2. #bc3816
  3. #9abc16

Analogous

  1. #169abc
  2. #1647bc
  3. #3816bc

Triadic

  1. #1647bc
  2. #bc1647
  3. #47bc16

Tetradic

  1. #1647bc
  2. #8b16bc
  3. #bc8b16
  4. #47bc16

Square

  1. #1647bc
  2. #bc169a
  3. #bc8b16
  4. #16bc38

Monochromatic

  1. #061333
  2. #0e2d78
  3. #1647bc
  4. #376be8
  5. #7b9ef0

Shades

#1647bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1647bc
  2. #1440a9
  3. #123996
  4. #0f3284
  5. #0d2b71
  6. #0b245e
  7. #091c4b
  8. #071538
  9. #040e26
  10. #020713
  11. #000000

Tints

#1647bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1647bc
  2. #2d59c3
  3. #456cc9
  4. #5c7ed0
  5. #7391d7
  6. #8ba3de
  7. #a2b5e4
  8. #b9c8eb
  9. #d0daf2
  10. #e8edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1647bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1647bc
  2. #214db6
  3. #2b52b0
  4. #3658aa
  5. #405ea4
  6. #4b649e
  7. #566998
  8. #606f92
  9. #6b758c
  10. #757a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #414d89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004aba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00667b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0052be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0049bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1647bc {
  color: #1647bc;
}
Background
.bg-1647bc {
  background-color: #1647bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1647bc {
  border: 2px solid #1647bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1647bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 71 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1647bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1647bc, #3816bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1647bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 71 188 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.01 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.03 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.43 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.16 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.78 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.14 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.24 #e9b843 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#1647bc  rgb(22, 71, 188)  hsl(222, 79%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#bc8b16  rgb(188, 139, 22)  hsl(42, 79%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bc1647  rgb(188, 22, 71)  hsl(342, 79%, 41%)  Cardinal
#47bc16  rgb(71, 188, 22)  hsl(102, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green