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#234ABC

#234abc ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#234abc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.38% cyan, 60.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 224.71°, with 68.61% saturation and 43.73% 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 7.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.0889

Complementary

  1. #234abc
  2. #bc9523

Split complementary

  1. #234abc
  2. #bc4923
  3. #97bc23

Analogous

  1. #2397bc
  2. #234abc
  3. #4923bc

Triadic

  1. #234abc
  2. #bc234a
  3. #4abc23

Tetradic

  1. #234abc
  2. #9523bc
  3. #bc9523
  4. #4abc23

Square

  1. #234abc
  2. #bc2397
  3. #bc9523
  4. #23bc49

Monochromatic

  1. #0b173b
  2. #17317c
  3. #234abc
  4. #4e72de
  5. #8ea5ea

Shades

#234abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #234abc
  2. #2043a9
  3. #1c3b96
  4. #193484
  5. #152c71
  6. #12255e
  7. #0e1e4b
  8. #0b1638
  9. #070f26
  10. #040713
  11. #000000

Tints

#234abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #234abc
  2. #395cc3
  3. #4f6ec9
  4. #6580d0
  5. #7b92d7
  6. #91a5de
  7. #a7b7e4
  8. #bdc9eb
  9. #d3dbf2
  10. #e9edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#234abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #234abc
  2. #2c4fb6
  3. #3655b0
  4. #3f5aaa
  5. #4860a4
  6. #52659e
  7. #5b6a98
  8. #647092
  9. #6d758c
  10. #777b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #45508a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004dba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00677c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0055be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004cbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-234abc {
  color: #234abc;
}
Background
.bg-234abc {
  background-color: #234abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-234abc {
  border: 2px solid #234abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #234abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 74 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 69% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-234abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #234abc, #4923bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-234abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 74 188 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.44 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.57 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.13 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.54 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.96 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.22 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.60 #dcb543 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#234abc  rgb(35, 74, 188)  hsl(225, 69%, 44%)  Cobalt Blue
#bc9523  rgb(188, 149, 35)  hsl(45, 69%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bc234a  rgb(188, 35, 74)  hsl(345, 69%, 44%)  Cardinal
#4abc23  rgb(74, 188, 35)  hsl(105, 69%, 44%)  Kelly Green