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#234792

#234792 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#234792 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 27.84% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.03% cyan, 51.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 220.54°, with 61.33% saturation and 35.49% 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 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0694

Complementary

  1. #234792
  2. #926e23

Split complementary

  1. #234792
  2. #923623
  3. #7f9223

Analogous

  1. #237f92
  2. #234792
  3. #362392

Triadic

  1. #234792
  2. #922347
  3. #479223

Tetradic

  1. #234792
  2. #6e2392
  3. #926e23
  4. #479223

Square

  1. #234792
  2. #92237f
  3. #926e23
  4. #239236

Monochromatic

  1. #050b17
  2. #142954
  3. #234792
  4. #3366ce
  5. #7194dd

Shades

#234792 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #234792
  2. #204083
  3. #1c3975
  4. #193266
  5. #152b58
  6. #122449
  7. #0e1c3a
  8. #0b152c
  9. #070e1d
  10. #04070f
  11. #000000

Tints

#234792 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #234792
  2. #39599d
  3. #4f6ca8
  4. #657eb3
  5. #7b91be
  6. #91a3c9
  7. #a7b5d3
  8. #bdc8de
  9. #d3dae9
  10. #e9edf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#234792 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #234792
  2. #2c4d90
  3. #36528e
  4. #3f588d
  5. #485e8b
  6. #526489
  7. #5b6987
  8. #646f85
  9. #6d7584
  10. #777a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e496e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #195095 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004690 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005965 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1e4c94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0c4691 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00527a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-234792 {
  color: #234792;
}
Background
.bg-234792 {
  background-color: #234792;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-234792 {
  border: 2px solid #234792;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #234792;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 71 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 61% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-234792 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #234792, #362392);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-234792 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 71 146 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.43 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.62 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.01 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.65 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.26 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.05 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.66 #dcb86d Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#234792  rgb(35, 71, 146)  hsl(221, 61%, 35%)  Cobalt Blue
#926e23  rgb(146, 110, 35)  hsl(41, 61%, 35%)  Golden Brown
#922347  rgb(146, 35, 71)  hsl(341, 61%, 35%)  Claret
#479223  rgb(71, 146, 35)  hsl(101, 61%, 35%)  Islamic Green