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#2149AA

#2149aa ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2149aa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 28.63% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.59% cyan, 57.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 222.48°, with 67.49% saturation and 39.8% 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 8.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 1.61.

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Relative luminance0.0799

Complementary

  1. #2149aa
  2. #aa8221

Split complementary

  1. #2149aa
  2. #aa3d21
  3. #8daa21

Analogous

  1. #218daa
  2. #2149aa
  3. #3d21aa

Triadic

  1. #2149aa
  2. #aa2149
  3. #49aa21

Tetradic

  1. #2149aa
  2. #8221aa
  3. #aa8221
  4. #49aa21

Square

  1. #2149aa
  2. #aa218d
  3. #aa8221
  4. #21aa3d

Monochromatic

  1. #08122a
  2. #152d6a
  3. #2149aa
  4. #3e6bda
  5. #7e9ce6

Shades

#2149aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2149aa
  2. #1e4299
  3. #1a3a88
  4. #173377
  5. #142c66
  6. #112555
  7. #0d1d44
  8. #0a1633
  9. #070f22
  10. #030711
  11. #000000

Tints

#2149aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2149aa
  2. #375bb3
  3. #4d6dbb
  4. #6480c4
  5. #7a92cc
  6. #90a4d5
  7. #a6b6dd
  8. #bcc8e6
  9. #d3dbee
  10. #e9edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2149aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2149aa
  2. #2b4fa6
  3. #3454a2
  4. #3e5a9d
  5. #475f99
  6. #516595
  7. #5a6a91
  8. #64708d
  9. #6d7588
  10. #777b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #424d7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004aa8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006172 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0051ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0049a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00598c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2149aa {
  color: #2149aa;
}
Background
.bg-2149aa {
  background-color: #2149aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2149aa {
  border: 2px solid #2149aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2149aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 73 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 67% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2149aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2149aa, #3d21aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2149aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 73 170 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 1.61 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.69 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.11 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.93 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.49 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.87 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.70 #deb655 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#2149aa  rgb(33, 73, 170)  hsl(222, 67%, 40%)  Cobalt Blue
#aa8221  rgb(170, 130, 33)  hsl(42, 67%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#aa2149  rgb(170, 33, 73)  hsl(342, 67%, 40%)  Vivid Burgundy
#49aa21  rgb(73, 170, 33)  hsl(102, 67%, 40%)  Kelly Green