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#294BB6

#294bb6 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#294bb6 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 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.47% cyan, 58.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 225.53°, with 63.23% saturation and 43.73% 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 7.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.2.

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Relative luminance0.0888

Complementary

  1. #294bb6
  2. #b69429

Split complementary

  1. #294bb6
  2. #b64e29
  3. #92b629

Analogous

  1. #2992b6
  2. #294bb6
  3. #4e29b6

Triadic

  1. #294bb6
  2. #b6294b
  3. #4bb629

Tetradic

  1. #294bb6
  2. #9429b6
  3. #b69429
  4. #4bb629

Square

  1. #294bb6
  2. #b62992
  3. #b69429
  4. #29b64e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1839
  2. #1b3178
  3. #294bb6
  4. #5373d8
  5. #92a6e6

Shades

#294bb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #294bb6
  2. #2544a4
  3. #213c92
  4. #1d357f
  5. #192d6d
  6. #15265b
  7. #101e49
  8. #0c1737
  9. #080f24
  10. #040812
  11. #000000

Tints

#294bb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #294bb6
  2. #3e5dbd
  3. #546fc5
  4. #6981cc
  5. #7f93d3
  6. #94a5db
  7. #a9b7e2
  8. #bfc9e9
  9. #d4dbf0
  10. #eaedf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#294bb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #294bb6
  2. #3250b1
  3. #3a56ab
  4. #435ba6
  5. #4c60a0
  6. #55669b
  7. #5d6b96
  8. #667090
  9. #6f758b
  10. #777b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #475187 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004eb4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006679 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0055b8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004db5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005c95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-294bb6 {
  color: #294bb6;
}
Background
.bg-294bb6 {
  background-color: #294bb6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-294bb6 {
  border: 2px solid #294bb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #294bb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 75 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 63% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-294bb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #294bb6, #4e29b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-294bb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 75 182 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.20 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.42 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.52 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.54 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.74 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.05 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.76 #d6b449 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#294bb6  rgb(41, 75, 182)  hsl(226, 63%, 44%)  Cobalt Blue
#b69429  rgb(182, 148, 41)  hsl(46, 63%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#b6294b  rgb(182, 41, 75)  hsl(346, 63%, 44%)  Cardinal
#4bb629  rgb(75, 182, 41)  hsl(106, 63%, 44%)  Kelly Green