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#254591

#254591 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#254591 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 27.06% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.48% cyan, 52.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 222.22°, with 59.34% saturation and 35.69% 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 8.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.73.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0669

Complementary

  1. #254591
  2. #917125

Split complementary

  1. #254591
  2. #913b25
  3. #7b9125

Analogous

  1. #257b91
  2. #254591
  3. #3b2591

Triadic

  1. #254591
  2. #912545
  3. #459125

Tetradic

  1. #254591
  2. #712591
  3. #917125
  4. #459125

Square

  1. #254591
  2. #91257b
  3. #917125
  4. #25913b

Monochromatic

  1. #060b17
  2. #152854
  3. #254591
  4. #3763cc
  5. #7492db

Shades

#254591 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #254591
  2. #213e83
  3. #1e3774
  4. #1a3066
  5. #162957
  6. #132349
  7. #0f1c3a
  8. #0b152c
  9. #070e1d
  10. #04070f
  11. #000000

Tints

#254591 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #254591
  2. #3b589c
  3. #516aa7
  4. #667db2
  5. #7c8fbd
  6. #92a2c8
  7. #a8b5d3
  8. #bec7de
  9. #d3dae9
  10. #e9ecf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#254591 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #254591
  2. #2e4b8f
  3. #37518e
  4. #40578c
  5. #495d8a
  6. #536389
  7. #5c6887
  8. #656e85
  9. #6e7483
  10. #777a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e486d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #154e94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00448f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005764 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c4b93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0b4590 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005079 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-254591 {
  color: #254591;
}
Background
.bg-254591 {
  background-color: #254591;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-254591 {
  border: 2px solid #254591;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #254591;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 69 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 59% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-254591 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #254591, #3b2591);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-254591 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 69 145 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.73 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.44 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.01 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.57 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.67 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.66 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.91 #daba6e Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#254591  rgb(37, 69, 145)  hsl(222, 59%, 36%)  Cobalt Blue
#917125  rgb(145, 113, 37)  hsl(42, 59%, 36%)  Golden Brown
#912545  rgb(145, 37, 69)  hsl(342, 59%, 36%)  Claret
#459125  rgb(69, 145, 37)  hsl(102, 59%, 36%)  Forest Green