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#1649BB

#1649bb ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1649bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 28.63% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.24% cyan, 60.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 221.45°, with 78.95% saturation and 40.98% 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 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 2.72.

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Relative luminance0.0852

Complementary

  1. #1649bb
  2. #bb8816

Split complementary

  1. #1649bb
  2. #bb3516
  3. #9cbb16

Analogous

  1. #169cbb
  2. #1649bb
  3. #3516bb

Triadic

  1. #1649bb
  2. #bb1649
  3. #49bb16

Tetradic

  1. #1649bb
  2. #8816bb
  3. #bb8816
  4. #49bb16

Square

  1. #1649bb
  2. #bb169c
  3. #bb8816
  4. #16bb35

Monochromatic

  1. #061432
  2. #0e2e77
  3. #1649bb
  4. #366de7
  5. #7b9fef

Shades

#1649bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1649bb
  2. #1442a8
  3. #123a96
  4. #0f3383
  5. #0d2c70
  6. #0b255e
  7. #091d4b
  8. #071638
  9. #040f25
  10. #020713
  11. #000000

Tints

#1649bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1649bb
  2. #2d5bc2
  3. #456dc9
  4. #5c80cf
  5. #7392d6
  6. #8ba4dd
  7. #a2b6e4
  8. #b9c8eb
  9. #d0dbf1
  10. #e8edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1649bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1649bb
  2. #214fb5
  3. #2b54af
  4. #365aa9
  5. #405fa3
  6. #4b659e
  7. #566a98
  8. #607092
  9. #6b758c
  10. #757b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #424f89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005abf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00677b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0054bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004aba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005c99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1649bb {
  color: #1649bb;
}
Background
.bg-1649bb {
  background-color: #1649bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1649bb {
  border: 2px solid #1649bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1649bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 73 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1649bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1649bb, #3516bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1649bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 73 187 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.72 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.33 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.13 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.66 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.71 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.21 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.65 #e9b644 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#1649bb  rgb(22, 73, 187)  hsl(221, 79%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#bb8816  rgb(187, 136, 22)  hsl(41, 79%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bb1649  rgb(187, 22, 73)  hsl(341, 79%, 41%)  Cardinal
#49bb16  rgb(73, 187, 22)  hsl(101, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green