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#2549AE

#2549ae ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2549ae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 28.63% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.74% cyan, 58.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 224.23°, with 64.93% saturation and 41.37% 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 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 2.2.

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Relative luminance0.0821

Complementary

  1. #2549ae
  2. #ae8a25

Split complementary

  1. #2549ae
  2. #ae4525
  3. #8eae25

Analogous

  1. #258eae
  2. #2549ae
  3. #4525ae

Triadic

  1. #2549ae
  2. #ae2549
  3. #49ae25

Tetradic

  1. #2549ae
  2. #8a25ae
  3. #ae8a25
  4. #49ae25

Square

  1. #2549ae
  2. #ae258e
  3. #ae8a25
  4. #25ae45

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1430
  2. #182f6f
  3. #2549ae
  4. #486dd8
  5. #87a0e5

Shades

#2549ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2549ae
  2. #21429d
  3. #1e3a8b
  4. #1a337a
  5. #162c68
  6. #132557
  7. #0f1d46
  8. #0b1634
  9. #070f23
  10. #040711
  11. #000000

Tints

#2549ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2549ae
  2. #3b5bb6
  3. #516dbe
  4. #6680c6
  5. #7c92ce
  6. #92a4d7
  7. #a8b6df
  8. #bec8e7
  9. #d3dbef
  10. #e9edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2549ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2549ae
  2. #2e4fa9
  3. #3754a5
  4. #405aa0
  5. #495f9c
  6. #536597
  7. #5c6a92
  8. #65708e
  9. #6e7589
  10. #777b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #434e81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006274 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0052b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004aad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00598f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2549ae {
  color: #2549ae;
}
Background
.bg-2549ae {
  background-color: #2549ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2549ae {
  border: 2px solid #2549ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2549ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 73 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 65% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2549ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2549ae, #4525ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2549ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 73 174 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.20 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.76 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.45 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.87 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.37 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.99 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.00 #dab651 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#2549ae  rgb(37, 73, 174)  hsl(224, 65%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#ae8a25  rgb(174, 138, 37)  hsl(44, 65%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ae2549  rgb(174, 37, 73)  hsl(344, 65%, 41%)  Vivid Burgundy
#49ae25  rgb(73, 174, 37)  hsl(104, 65%, 41%)  Kelly Green