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#234ABA

#234aba ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#234aba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 29.02% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.18% cyan, 60.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 224.5°, with 68.33% saturation and 43.33% 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 7.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.21.

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Relative luminance0.088

Complementary

  1. #234aba
  2. #ba9323

Split complementary

  1. #234aba
  2. #ba4723
  3. #95ba23

Analogous

  1. #2395ba
  2. #234aba
  3. #4723ba

Triadic

  1. #234aba
  2. #ba234a
  3. #4aba23

Tetradic

  1. #234aba
  2. #9323ba
  3. #ba9323
  4. #4aba23

Square

  1. #234aba
  2. #ba2395
  3. #ba9323
  4. #23ba47

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1739
  2. #17307a
  3. #234aba
  4. #4c72dd
  5. #8da5e9

Shades

#234aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #234aba
  2. #2043a7
  3. #1c3b95
  4. #193482
  5. #152c70
  6. #12255d
  7. #0e1e4a
  8. #0b1638
  9. #070f25
  10. #040713
  11. #000000

Tints

#234aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #234aba
  2. #395cc1
  3. #4f6ec8
  4. #6580cf
  5. #7b92d6
  6. #91a5dd
  7. #a7b7e3
  8. #bdc9ea
  9. #d3dbf1
  10. #e9edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#234aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #234aba
  2. #2c4fb4
  3. #3655ae
  4. #3f5aa9
  5. #4860a3
  6. #52659d
  7. #5b6a97
  8. #647091
  9. #6d758c
  10. #777b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #455089 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004db8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00677b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0055bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004cb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-234aba {
  color: #234aba;
}
Background
.bg-234aba {
  background-color: #234aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-234aba {
  border: 2px solid #234aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #234aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 74 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 68% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-234aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #234aba, #4723ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-234aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 74 186 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.21 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.48 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.18 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.62 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.89 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.97 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.79 #dcb545 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#234aba  rgb(35, 74, 186)  hsl(225, 68%, 43%)  Cobalt Blue
#ba9323  rgb(186, 147, 35)  hsl(45, 68%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ba234a  rgb(186, 35, 74)  hsl(345, 68%, 43%)  Cardinal
#4aba23  rgb(74, 186, 35)  hsl(105, 68%, 43%)  Kelly Green