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#2A45AE

#2a45ae ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a45ae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 27.06% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.86% cyan, 60.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 227.73°, with 61.11% saturation and 42.35% 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 8.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.24.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.078

Complementary

  1. #2a45ae
  2. #ae932a

Split complementary

  1. #2a45ae
  2. #ae512a
  3. #87ae2a

Analogous

  1. #2a87ae
  2. #2a45ae
  3. #512aae

Triadic

  1. #2a45ae
  2. #ae2a45
  3. #45ae2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a45ae
  2. #932aae
  3. #ae932a
  4. #45ae2a

Square

  1. #2a45ae
  2. #ae2a87
  3. #ae932a
  4. #2aae51

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1433
  2. #1b2d70
  3. #2a45ae
  4. #506bd5
  5. #8d9fe4

Shades

#2a45ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a45ae
  2. #263e9d
  3. #22378b
  4. #1d307a
  5. #192968
  6. #152357
  7. #111c46
  8. #0d1534
  9. #080e23
  10. #040711
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a45ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a45ae
  2. #3f58b6
  3. #556abe
  4. #6a7dc6
  5. #7f8fce
  6. #95a2d7
  7. #aab5df
  8. #bfc7e7
  9. #d4daef
  10. #eaecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a45ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a45ae
  2. #334ba9
  3. #3b51a5
  4. #4457a0
  5. #4c5d9c
  6. #556397
  7. #5e6892
  8. #666e8e
  9. #6f7489
  10. #777a85
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #434b80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006073 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004fb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0047ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00568e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a45ae {
  color: #2a45ae;
}
Background
.bg-2a45ae {
  background-color: #2a45ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a45ae {
  border: 2px solid #2a45ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a45ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 69 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 61% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a45ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a45ae, #512aae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a45ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 69 174 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.24 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.07 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.09 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.27 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.72 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.04 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.17 #d5ba51 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#2a45ae  rgb(42, 69, 174)  hsl(228, 61%, 42%)  Cobalt Blue
#ae932a  rgb(174, 147, 42)  hsl(48, 61%, 42%)  Brass
#ae2a45  rgb(174, 42, 69)  hsl(348, 61%, 42%)  Vivid Burgundy
#45ae2a  rgb(69, 174, 42)  hsl(108, 61%, 42%)  Kelly Green