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#1949B4

#1949b4 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1949b4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 28.63% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.11% cyan, 59.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 221.42°, with 75.61% saturation and 40.2% 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 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 1.94.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0827

Complementary

  1. #1949b4
  2. #b48419

Split complementary

  1. #1949b4
  2. #b43719
  3. #97b419

Analogous

  1. #1997b4
  2. #1949b4
  3. #3719b4

Triadic

  1. #1949b4
  2. #b41949
  3. #49b419

Tetradic

  1. #1949b4
  2. #8419b4
  3. #b48419
  4. #49b419

Square

  1. #1949b4
  2. #b41997
  3. #b48419
  4. #19b437

Monochromatic

  1. #06132e
  2. #102e71
  3. #1949b4
  4. #366ce3
  5. #7a9dec

Shades

#1949b4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1949b4
  2. #1742a2
  3. #143a90
  4. #12337e
  5. #0f2c6c
  6. #0d255a
  7. #0a1d48
  8. #081636
  9. #050f24
  10. #030712
  11. #000000

Tints

#1949b4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1949b4
  2. #305bbc
  3. #476dc3
  4. #5e80cb
  5. #7592d2
  6. #8ca4da
  7. #a3b6e1
  8. #bac8e9
  9. #d1dbf0
  10. #e8edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1949b4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1949b4
  2. #234faf
  3. #2e54aa
  4. #385aa4
  5. #425f9f
  6. #4d659a
  7. #576a95
  8. #617090
  9. #6b758a
  10. #767b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #414e84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ab2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006477 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0053b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ab3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1949b4 {
  color: #1949b4;
}
Background
.bg-1949b4 {
  background-color: #1949b4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1949b4 {
  border: 2px solid #1949b4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1949b4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 73 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 76% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1949b4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1949b4, #3719b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1949b4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 73 180 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 1.94 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.25 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.42 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.89 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.55 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.25 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.48 #e6b64b Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#1949b4  rgb(25, 73, 180)  hsl(221, 76%, 40%)  Cobalt Blue
#b48419  rgb(180, 132, 25)  hsl(41, 76%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#b41949  rgb(180, 25, 73)  hsl(341, 76%, 40%)  Vivid Burgundy
#49b419  rgb(73, 180, 25)  hsl(101, 76%, 40%)  Kelly Green