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#274792

#274792 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#274792 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 27.84% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.29% cyan, 51.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 222.06°, with 57.84% saturation and 36.27% 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 8.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.0701

Complementary

  1. #274792
  2. #927227

Split complementary

  1. #274792
  2. #923c27
  3. #7c9227

Analogous

  1. #277c92
  2. #274792
  3. #3c2792

Triadic

  1. #274792
  2. #922747
  3. #479227

Tetradic

  1. #274792
  2. #722792
  3. #927227
  4. #479227

Square

  1. #274792
  2. #92277c
  3. #927227
  4. #27923c

Monochromatic

  1. #070c19
  2. #172a56
  3. #274792
  4. #3b66cb
  5. #7795db

Shades

#274792 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #274792
  2. #234083
  3. #1f3975
  4. #1b3266
  5. #172b58
  6. #142449
  7. #101c3a
  8. #0c152c
  9. #080e1d
  10. #04070f
  11. #000000

Tints

#274792 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #274792
  2. #3d599d
  3. #526ca8
  4. #687eb3
  5. #7d91be
  6. #93a3c9
  7. #a9b5d3
  8. #bec8de
  9. #d4dae9
  10. #e9edf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#274792 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #274792
  2. #304d90
  3. #39528e
  4. #42588d
  5. #4b5e8b
  6. #546489
  7. #5c6987
  8. #656f85
  9. #6e7584
  10. #777a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f496e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a5095 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004690 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005965 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #204d94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #114791 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00527a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-274792 {
  color: #274792;
}
Background
.bg-274792 {
  background-color: #274792;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-274792 {
  border: 2px solid #274792;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #274792;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 71 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 58% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-274792 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #274792, #3c2792);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-274792 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 71 146 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.62 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.07 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.14 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.58 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.13 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.89 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.15 #d8b86d Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#274792  rgb(39, 71, 146)  hsl(222, 58%, 36%)  Cobalt Blue
#927227  rgb(146, 114, 39)  hsl(42, 58%, 36%)  Golden Brown
#922747  rgb(146, 39, 71)  hsl(342, 58%, 36%)  Claret
#479227  rgb(71, 146, 39)  hsl(102, 58%, 36%)  Forest Green