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#17469D

#17469d ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#17469d is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 27.45% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.35% cyan, 55.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 218.96°, with 74.44% saturation and 35.29% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 1.85.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.07

Complementary

  1. #17469d
  2. #9d6e17

Split complementary

  1. #17469d
  2. #9d2b17
  3. #899d17

Analogous

  1. #17899d
  2. #17469d
  3. #2b179d

Triadic

  1. #17469d
  2. #9d1746
  3. #469d17

Tetradic

  1. #17469d
  2. #6e179d
  3. #9d6e17
  4. #469d17

Square

  1. #17469d
  2. #9d1789
  3. #9d6e17
  4. #179d2b

Monochromatic

  1. #030a18
  2. #0d285a
  3. #17469d
  4. #2264df
  5. #6593e8

Shades

#17469d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17469d
  2. #153f8d
  3. #12387e
  4. #10316e
  5. #0e2a5e
  6. #0c234f
  7. #091c3f
  8. #07152f
  9. #050e1f
  10. #020710
  11. #000000

Tints

#17469d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17469d
  2. #2e59a7
  3. #456bb1
  4. #5d7eba
  5. #7490c4
  6. #8ba3ce
  7. #a2b5d8
  8. #b9c8e2
  9. #d1daeb
  10. #e8edf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17469d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17469d
  2. #224c9a
  3. #2c5297
  4. #375794
  5. #415d91
  6. #4c638f
  7. #56698c
  8. #616f89
  9. #6b7486
  10. #767a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4975 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00459b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #054d9f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00459c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17469d {
  color: #17469d;
}
Background
.bg-17469d {
  background-color: #17469d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-17469d {
  border: 2px solid #17469d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17469d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 70 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 74% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17469d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17469d, #2b179d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17469d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 70 157 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 1.85 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.88 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.08 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.05 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.40 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.90 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.20 #e8b962 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#17469d  rgb(23, 70, 157)  hsl(219, 74%, 35%)  Cobalt Blue
#9d6e17  rgb(157, 110, 23)  hsl(39, 74%, 35%)  Golden Brown
#9d1746  rgb(157, 23, 70)  hsl(339, 74%, 35%)  Claret
#469d17  rgb(70, 157, 23)  hsl(99, 74%, 35%)  Islamic Green