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#1A46BB

#1a46bb ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1a46bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.2% red, 27.45% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.1% cyan, 62.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 223.6°, with 75.59% saturation and 41.76% 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 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.17.

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Relative luminance0.0819

Complementary

  1. #1a46bb
  2. #bb8f1a

Split complementary

  1. #1a46bb
  2. #bb3e1a
  3. #96bb1a

Analogous

  1. #1a96bb
  2. #1a46bb
  3. #3e1abb

Triadic

  1. #1a46bb
  2. #bb1a46
  3. #46bb1a

Tetradic

  1. #1a46bb
  2. #8f1abb
  3. #bb8f1a
  4. #46bb1a

Square

  1. #1a46bb
  2. #bb1a96
  3. #bb8f1a
  4. #1abb3e

Monochromatic

  1. #071435
  2. #112d78
  3. #1a46bb
  4. #3d6be4
  5. #819eed

Shades

#1a46bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1a46bb
  2. #173fa8
  3. #153896
  4. #123183
  5. #102a70
  6. #0d235e
  7. #0a1c4b
  8. #081538
  9. #050e25
  10. #030713
  11. #000000

Tints

#1a46bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1a46bb
  2. #3159c2
  3. #486bc9
  4. #5f7ecf
  5. #7690d6
  6. #8da3dd
  7. #a3b5e4
  8. #bac8eb
  9. #d1daf1
  10. #e8edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1a46bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1a46bb
  2. #244cb5
  3. #2e52af
  4. #3957a9
  5. #435da3
  6. #4d639e
  7. #576998
  8. #616f92
  9. #6c748c
  10. #767a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.64:1 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 #004ab9 ≈ 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-1a46bb {
  color: #1a46bb;
}
Background
.bg-1a46bb {
  background-color: #1a46bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1a46bb {
  border: 2px solid #1a46bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1a46bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 26 70 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1a46bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a46bb, #3e1abb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1a46bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(26 70 187 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.17 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.04 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.43 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.81 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.44 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.96 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.37 #e5b944 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#1a46bb  rgb(26, 70, 187)  hsl(224, 76%, 42%)  Cobalt Blue
#bb8f1a  rgb(187, 143, 26)  hsl(44, 76%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bb1a46  rgb(187, 26, 70)  hsl(344, 76%, 42%)  Cardinal
#46bb1a  rgb(70, 187, 26)  hsl(104, 76%, 42%)  Kelly Green