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#294BB3

#294bb3 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#294bb3 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 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.09% cyan, 58.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 225.22°, with 62.73% saturation and 43.14% 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 7.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 2.92.

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Relative luminance0.0876

Complementary

  1. #294bb3
  2. #b39129

Split complementary

  1. #294bb3
  2. #b34c29
  3. #90b329

Analogous

  1. #2990b3
  2. #294bb3
  3. #4c29b3

Triadic

  1. #294bb3
  2. #b3294b
  3. #4bb329

Tetradic

  1. #294bb3
  2. #9129b3
  3. #b39129
  4. #4bb329

Square

  1. #294bb3
  2. #b32990
  3. #b39129
  4. #29b34c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1737
  2. #1b3175
  3. #294bb3
  4. #5172d7
  5. #90a5e5

Shades

#294bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #294bb3
  2. #2544a1
  3. #213c8f
  4. #1d357d
  5. #192d6b
  6. #15265a
  7. #101e48
  8. #0c1736
  9. #080f24
  10. #040812
  11. #000000

Tints

#294bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #294bb3
  2. #3e5dbb
  3. #546fc2
  4. #6981ca
  5. #7f93d1
  6. #94a5d9
  7. #a9b7e1
  8. #bfc9e8
  9. #d4dbf0
  10. #eaedf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#294bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #294bb3
  2. #3250ae
  3. #3a56a9
  4. #435ba4
  5. #4c609f
  6. #55669a
  7. #5d6b94
  8. #66708f
  9. #6f758a
  10. #777b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #465085 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ab7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004db1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006577 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0054b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004cb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005c93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-294bb3 {
  color: #294bb3;
}
Background
.bg-294bb3 {
  background-color: #294bb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-294bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #294bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #294bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 75 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 63% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-294bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #294bb3, #4c29b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-294bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 75 179 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.92 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.37 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.66 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.39 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.71 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.00 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.81 #d6b44c Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#294bb3  rgb(41, 75, 179)  hsl(225, 63%, 43%)  Cobalt Blue
#b39129  rgb(179, 145, 41)  hsl(45, 63%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#b3294b  rgb(179, 41, 75)  hsl(345, 63%, 43%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4bb329  rgb(75, 179, 41)  hsl(105, 63%, 43%)  Kelly Green