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#274EA8

#274ea8 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#274ea8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 30.59% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.79% cyan, 53.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 221.86°, with 62.32% saturation and 40.59% 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 7.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 2.61.

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Relative luminance0.0871

Complementary

  1. #274ea8
  2. #a88127

Split complementary

  1. #274ea8
  2. #a84127
  3. #8fa827

Analogous

  1. #278fa8
  2. #274ea8
  3. #4127a8

Triadic

  1. #274ea8
  2. #a8274e
  3. #4ea827

Tetradic

  1. #274ea8
  2. #8127a8
  3. #a88127
  4. #4ea827

Square

  1. #274ea8
  2. #a8278f
  3. #a88127
  4. #27a841

Monochromatic

  1. #0a142c
  2. #19316a
  3. #274ea8
  4. #4772d4
  5. #85a2e3

Shades

#274ea8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #274ea8
  2. #234697
  3. #1f3e86
  4. #1b3776
  5. #172f65
  6. #142754
  7. #101f43
  8. #0c1732
  9. #081022
  10. #040811
  11. #000000

Tints

#274ea8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #274ea8
  2. #3d60b1
  3. #5271b9
  4. #6883c2
  5. #7d95cb
  6. #93a7d4
  7. #a9b8dc
  8. #becae5
  9. #d4dcee
  10. #e9edf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#274ea8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #274ea8
  2. #3053a4
  3. #3958a0
  4. #425d9c
  5. #4b6298
  6. #546794
  7. #5c6c90
  8. #65718c
  9. #6e7688
  10. #777b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #45517e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0a5aab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ea6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006473 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1955aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ea7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005c8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-274ea8 {
  color: #274ea8;
}
Background
.bg-274ea8 {
  background-color: #274ea8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-274ea8 {
  border: 2px solid #274ea8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #274ea8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 78 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 62% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-274ea8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #274ea8, #4127a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-274ea8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 78 168 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.61 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.80 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.44 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.97 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.49 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.73 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.15 #d8b157 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#274ea8  rgb(39, 78, 168)  hsl(222, 62%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#a88127  rgb(168, 129, 39)  hsl(42, 62%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a8274e  rgb(168, 39, 78)  hsl(342, 62%, 41%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4ea827  rgb(78, 168, 39)  hsl(102, 62%, 41%)  Kelly Green