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#2148AE

#2148ae ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2148ae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 28.24% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.03% cyan, 58.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 223.4°, with 68.12% saturation and 40.59% 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 8.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 1.91.

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Relative luminance0.0801

Complementary

  1. #2148ae
  2. #ae8721

Split complementary

  1. #2148ae
  2. #ae4021
  3. #8fae21

Analogous

  1. #218fae
  2. #2148ae
  3. #4021ae

Triadic

  1. #2148ae
  2. #ae2148
  3. #48ae21

Tetradic

  1. #2148ae
  2. #8721ae
  3. #ae8721
  4. #48ae21

Square

  1. #2148ae
  2. #ae218f
  3. #ae8721
  4. #21ae40

Monochromatic

  1. #09132d
  2. #152d6e
  3. #2148ae
  4. #416bdb
  5. #819de7

Shades

#2148ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2148ae
  2. #1e419d
  3. #1a3a8b
  4. #17327a
  5. #142b68
  6. #112457
  7. #0d1d46
  8. #0a1634
  9. #070e23
  10. #030711
  11. #000000

Tints

#2148ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2148ae
  2. #375ab6
  3. #4d6dbe
  4. #647fc6
  5. #7a91ce
  6. #90a4d7
  7. #a6b6df
  8. #bcc8e7
  9. #d3daef
  10. #e9edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2148ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2148ae
  2. #2b4ea9
  3. #3453a5
  4. #3e59a0
  5. #475e9c
  6. #516497
  7. #5a6a92
  8. #646f8e
  9. #6d7589
  10. #777a85
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #424d80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004aac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006274 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0051b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0049ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00598f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2148ae {
  color: #2148ae;
}
Background
.bg-2148ae {
  background-color: #2148ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2148ae {
  border: 2px solid #2148ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2148ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 72 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 68% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2148ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2148ae, #4021ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2148ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 72 174 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 1.91 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.88 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.26 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.80 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.09 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.70 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.14 #deb751 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#2148ae  rgb(33, 72, 174)  hsl(223, 68%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#ae8721  rgb(174, 135, 33)  hsl(43, 68%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ae2148  rgb(174, 33, 72)  hsl(343, 68%, 41%)  Vivid Burgundy
#48ae21  rgb(72, 174, 33)  hsl(103, 68%, 41%)  Kelly Green