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#2A489F

#2a489f ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2a489f is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 28.24% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.58% cyan, 54.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 224.62°, with 58.21% saturation and 39.41% 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 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0763

Complementary

  1. #2a489f
  2. #9f812a

Split complementary

  1. #2a489f
  2. #9f472a
  3. #829f2a

Analogous

  1. #2a829f
  2. #2a489f
  3. #472a9f

Triadic

  1. #2a489f
  2. #9f2a48
  3. #489f2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a489f
  2. #812a9f
  3. #9f812a
  4. #489f2a

Square

  1. #2a489f
  2. #9f2a82
  3. #9f812a
  4. #2a9f47

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1126
  2. #1a2d62
  3. #2a489f
  4. #476ace
  5. #849bde

Shades

#2a489f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a489f
  2. #26418f
  3. #223a7f
  4. #1d326f
  5. #192b5f
  6. #152450
  7. #111d40
  8. #0d1630
  9. #080e20
  10. #040710
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a489f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a489f
  2. #3f5aa9
  3. #556db2
  4. #6a7fbc
  5. #7f91c5
  6. #95a4cf
  7. #aab6d9
  8. #bfc8e2
  9. #d4daec
  10. #eaedf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a489f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a489f
  2. #334e9c
  3. #3b5399
  4. #445996
  5. #4c5e93
  6. #556490
  7. #5e6a8c
  8. #666f89
  9. #6f7586
  10. #777a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #424c77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0254a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00499d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #194fa1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #01499e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005583 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a489f {
  color: #2a489f;
}
Background
.bg-2a489f {
  background-color: #2a489f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a489f {
  border: 2px solid #2a489f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a489f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 72 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 58% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a489f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a489f, #472a9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a489f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 72 159 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.66 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.98 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.03 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.39 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.44 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.46 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.69 #d5b760 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#2a489f  rgb(42, 72, 159)  hsl(225, 58%, 39%)  Cobalt Blue
#9f812a  rgb(159, 129, 42)  hsl(45, 58%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9f2a48  rgb(159, 42, 72)  hsl(345, 58%, 39%)  Vivid Burgundy
#489f2a  rgb(72, 159, 42)  hsl(105, 58%, 39%)  Islamic Green