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#1845BC

#1845bc ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1845bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 27.06% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.23% cyan, 63.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 223.54°, with 77.36% saturation and 41.57% 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 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.37.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0808

Complementary

  1. #1845bc
  2. #bc8f18

Split complementary

  1. #1845bc
  2. #bc3d18
  3. #97bc18

Analogous

  1. #1897bc
  2. #1845bc
  3. #3d18bc

Triadic

  1. #1845bc
  2. #bc1845
  3. #45bc18

Tetradic

  1. #1845bc
  2. #8f18bc
  3. #bc8f18
  4. #45bc18

Square

  1. #1845bc
  2. #bc1897
  3. #bc8f18
  4. #18bc3d

Monochromatic

  1. #071334
  2. #0f2c78
  3. #1845bc
  4. #3b6ae6
  5. #7e9def

Shades

#1845bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1845bc
  2. #163ea9
  3. #133796
  4. #113084
  5. #0e2971
  6. #0c235e
  7. #0a1c4b
  8. #071538
  9. #050e26
  10. #020713
  11. #000000

Tints

#1845bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1845bc
  2. #2f58c3
  3. #466ac9
  4. #5d7dd0
  5. #748fd7
  6. #8ca2de
  7. #a3b5e4
  8. #bac7eb
  9. #d1daf2
  10. #e8ecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1845bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1845bc
  2. #224bb6
  3. #2d51b0
  4. #3757aa
  5. #425da4
  6. #4c639e
  7. #566898
  8. #616e92
  9. #6b748c
  10. #767a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #414c89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00657a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0051be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0047bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005a99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1845bc {
  color: #1845bc;
}
Background
.bg-1845bc {
  background-color: #1845bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1845bc {
  border: 2px solid #1845bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1845bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 69 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1845bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1845bc, #3d18bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1845bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 69 188 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.37 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.73 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.74 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.59 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.36 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.82 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.61 #e7ba43 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#1845bc  rgb(24, 69, 188)  hsl(224, 77%, 42%)  Cobalt Blue
#bc8f18  rgb(188, 143, 24)  hsl(44, 77%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bc1845  rgb(188, 24, 69)  hsl(344, 77%, 42%)  Cardinal
#45bc18  rgb(69, 188, 24)  hsl(104, 77%, 42%)  Kelly Green