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#1846BB

#1846bb ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1846bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 27.45% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.17% cyan, 62.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 223.07°, with 77.25% saturation and 41.37% 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 7.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.08.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0816

Complementary

  1. #1846bb
  2. #bb8d18

Split complementary

  1. #1846bb
  2. #bb3c18
  3. #97bb18

Analogous

  1. #1897bb
  2. #1846bb
  3. #3c18bb

Triadic

  1. #1846bb
  2. #bb1846
  3. #46bb18

Tetradic

  1. #1846bb
  2. #8d18bb
  3. #bb8d18
  4. #46bb18

Square

  1. #1846bb
  2. #bb1897
  3. #bb8d18
  4. #18bb3c

Monochromatic

  1. #071333
  2. #0f2d77
  3. #1846bb
  4. #3a6ae6
  5. #7e9dee

Shades

#1846bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1846bb
  2. #163fa8
  3. #133896
  4. #113183
  5. #0e2a70
  6. #0c235e
  7. #0a1c4b
  8. #071538
  9. #050e25
  10. #020713
  11. #000000

Tints

#1846bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1846bb
  2. #2f59c2
  3. #466bc9
  4. #5d7ecf
  5. #7490d6
  6. #8ca3dd
  7. #a3b5e4
  8. #bac8eb
  9. #d1daf1
  10. #e8edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1846bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1846bb
  2. #224cb5
  3. #2d52af
  4. #3757a9
  5. #425da3
  6. #4c639e
  7. #566998
  8. #616f92
  9. #6b748c
  10. #767a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #414d88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00657a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0052bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0048ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005a98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1846bb {
  color: #1846bb;
}
Background
.bg-1846bb {
  background-color: #1846bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1846bb {
  border: 2px solid #1846bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1846bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 70 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 77% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1846bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1846bb, #3c18bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1846bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 70 187 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.08 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.08 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.38 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.82 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.56 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.95 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.29 #e7b944 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#1846bb  rgb(24, 70, 187)  hsl(223, 77%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#bb8d18  rgb(187, 141, 24)  hsl(43, 77%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bb1846  rgb(187, 24, 70)  hsl(343, 77%, 41%)  Cardinal
#46bb18  rgb(70, 187, 24)  hsl(103, 77%, 41%)  Kelly Green