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#2346BB

#2346bb ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2346bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 27.45% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.28% cyan, 62.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 226.18°, with 68.47% saturation and 43.53% 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 7.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0833

Complementary

  1. #2346bb
  2. #bb9823

Split complementary

  1. #2346bb
  2. #bb4c23
  3. #92bb23

Analogous

  1. #2392bb
  2. #2346bb
  3. #4c23bb

Triadic

  1. #2346bb
  2. #bb2346
  3. #46bb23

Tetradic

  1. #2346bb
  2. #9823bb
  3. #bb9823
  4. #46bb23

Square

  1. #2346bb
  2. #bb2392
  3. #bb9823
  4. #23bb4c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b163a
  2. #172e7b
  3. #2346bb
  4. #4d6ede
  5. #8da3ea

Shades

#2346bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2346bb
  2. #203fa8
  3. #1c3896
  4. #193183
  5. #152a70
  6. #12235e
  7. #0e1c4b
  8. #0b1538
  9. #070e25
  10. #040713
  11. #000000

Tints

#2346bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2346bb
  2. #3959c2
  3. #4f6bc9
  4. #657ecf
  5. #7b90d6
  6. #91a3dd
  7. #a7b5e4
  8. #bdc8eb
  9. #d3daf1
  10. #e9edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2346bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2346bb
  2. #2c4cb5
  3. #3652af
  4. #3f57a9
  5. #485da3
  6. #52639e
  7. #5b6998
  8. #646f92
  9. #6d748c
  10. #777a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #434d89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00657a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0052bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0049ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005a98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2346bb {
  color: #2346bb;
}
Background
.bg-2346bb {
  background-color: #2346bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2346bb {
  border: 2px solid #2346bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2346bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 70 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 68% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2346bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2346bb, #4c23bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2346bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 70 187 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.68 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.84 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.78 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.81 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.82 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.08 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.66 #dcb944 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#2346bb  rgb(35, 70, 187)  hsl(226, 68%, 44%)  Cobalt Blue
#bb9823  rgb(187, 152, 35)  hsl(46, 68%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bb2346  rgb(187, 35, 70)  hsl(346, 68%, 44%)  Cardinal
#46bb23  rgb(70, 187, 35)  hsl(106, 68%, 44%)  Kelly Green