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#1D46BB

#1d46bb ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1d46bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 11.37% red, 27.45% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.49% cyan, 62.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 224.43°, with 73.15% saturation and 42.35% 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 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.32.

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Relative luminance0.0823

Complementary

  1. #1d46bb
  2. #bb921d

Split complementary

  1. #1d46bb
  2. #bb431d
  3. #95bb1d

Analogous

  1. #1d95bb
  2. #1d46bb
  3. #431dbb

Triadic

  1. #1d46bb
  2. #bb1d46
  3. #46bb1d

Tetradic

  1. #1d46bb
  2. #921dbb
  3. #bb921d
  4. #46bb1d

Square

  1. #1d46bb
  2. #bb1d95
  3. #bb921d
  4. #1dbb43

Monochromatic

  1. #081437
  2. #132d79
  3. #1d46bb
  4. #436ce2
  5. #85a0ec

Shades

#1d46bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1d46bb
  2. #1a3fa8
  3. #173896
  4. #143183
  5. #112a70
  6. #0f235e
  7. #0c1c4b
  8. #091538
  9. #060e25
  10. #030713
  11. #000000

Tints

#1d46bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1d46bb
  2. #3459c2
  3. #4a6bc9
  4. #617ecf
  5. #7790d6
  6. #8ea3dd
  7. #a5b5e4
  8. #bbc8eb
  9. #d2daf1
  10. #e8edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1d46bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1d46bb
  2. #274cb5
  3. #3152af
  4. #3b57a9
  5. #455da3
  6. #4f639e
  7. #586998
  8. #626f92
  9. #6c748c
  10. #767a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #424d88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059bf ≈ 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-1d46bb {
  color: #1d46bb;
}
Background
.bg-1d46bb {
  background-color: #1d46bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1d46bb {
  border: 2px solid #1d46bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1d46bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 29 70 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 73% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1d46bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1d46bb, #431dbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1d46bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(29 70 187 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.32 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.97 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.53 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.80 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.25 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.99 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.51 #e2b944 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#1d46bb  rgb(29, 70, 187)  hsl(224, 73%, 42%)  Cobalt Blue
#bb921d  rgb(187, 146, 29)  hsl(44, 73%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bb1d46  rgb(187, 29, 70)  hsl(344, 73%, 42%)  Cardinal
#46bb1d  rgb(70, 187, 29)  hsl(104, 73%, 42%)  Kelly Green