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#294BAD

#294bad ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#294bad is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 29.41% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.3% cyan, 56.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 224.55°, with 61.68% saturation and 41.96% 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 7.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 2.5.

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Relative luminance0.0852

Complementary

  1. #294bad
  2. #ad8b29

Split complementary

  1. #294bad
  2. #ad4929
  3. #8dad29

Analogous

  1. #298dad
  2. #294bad
  3. #4929ad

Triadic

  1. #294bad
  2. #ad294b
  3. #4bad29

Tetradic

  1. #294bad
  2. #8b29ad
  3. #ad8b29
  4. #4bad29

Square

  1. #294bad
  2. #ad298d
  3. #ad8b29
  4. #29ad49

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1531
  2. #1a306f
  3. #294bad
  4. #4e70d5
  5. #8ba2e4

Shades

#294bad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #294bad
  2. #25449c
  3. #213c8a
  4. #1d3579
  5. #192d68
  6. #152657
  7. #101e45
  8. #0c1734
  9. #080f23
  10. #040811
  11. #000000

Tints

#294bad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #294bad
  2. #3e5db5
  3. #546fbd
  4. #6981c6
  5. #7f93ce
  6. #94a5d6
  7. #a9b7de
  8. #bfc9e6
  9. #d4dbef
  10. #eaedf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#294bad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #294bad
  2. #3250a9
  3. #3a56a4
  4. #435ba0
  5. #4c609b
  6. #556697
  7. #5d6b92
  8. #66708e
  9. #6f7589
  10. #777b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #455081 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004dab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006374 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0d54af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004cac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005a8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-294bad {
  color: #294bad;
}
Background
.bg-294bad {
  background-color: #294bad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-294bad {
  border: 2px solid #294bad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #294bad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 75 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 62% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-294bad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #294bad, #4929ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-294bad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 75 173 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.50 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.42 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.69 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.04 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.98 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.14 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.56 #d6b452 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#294bad  rgb(41, 75, 173)  hsl(225, 62%, 42%)  Cobalt Blue
#ad8b29  rgb(173, 139, 41)  hsl(45, 62%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ad294b  rgb(173, 41, 75)  hsl(345, 62%, 42%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4bad29  rgb(75, 173, 41)  hsl(105, 62%, 42%)  Kelly Green