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#2A448D

#2a448d ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2a448d is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 26.67% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.21% cyan, 51.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 224.24°, with 54.1% saturation and 35.88% 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 9.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 4.61.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0655

Complementary

  1. #2a448d
  2. #8d732a

Split complementary

  1. #2a448d
  2. #8d412a
  3. #758d2a

Analogous

  1. #2a758d
  2. #2a448d
  3. #412a8d

Triadic

  1. #2a448d
  2. #8d2a44
  3. #448d2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a448d
  2. #732a8d
  3. #8d732a
  4. #448d2a

Square

  1. #2a448d
  2. #8d2a75
  3. #8d732a
  4. #2a8d41

Monochromatic

  1. #070b17
  2. #182852
  3. #2a448d
  4. #3e62c6
  5. #7992d7

Shades

#2a448d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a448d
  2. #263d7f
  3. #223671
  4. #1d3063
  5. #192955
  6. #152247
  7. #111b38
  8. #0d142a
  9. #080e1c
  10. #04070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a448d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a448d
  2. #3f5798
  3. #5569a4
  4. #6a7caf
  5. #7f8fbb
  6. #95a2c6
  7. #aab4d1
  8. #bfc7dd
  9. #d4dae8
  10. #eaecf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a448d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a448d
  2. #334a8c
  3. #3b508a
  4. #445689
  5. #4c5c88
  6. #556287
  7. #5e6885
  8. #666e84
  9. #6f7483
  10. #777a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e476b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #194d90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00448c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005562 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #214a8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #16448c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004f75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a448d {
  color: #2a448d;
}
Background
.bg-2a448d {
  background-color: #2a448d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a448d {
  border: 2px solid #2a448d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a448d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 68 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 54% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a448d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a448d, #412a8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a448d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 68 141 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.61 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.22 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.98 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.69 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.11 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.38 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.86 #d5bb72 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#2a448d  rgb(42, 68, 141)  hsl(224, 54%, 36%)  Cobalt Blue
#8d732a  rgb(141, 115, 42)  hsl(44, 54%, 36%)  Golden Brown
#8d2a44  rgb(141, 42, 68)  hsl(344, 54%, 36%)  Claret
#448d2a  rgb(68, 141, 42)  hsl(104, 54%, 36%)  Forest Green