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#2A4DAE

#2a4dae ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a4dae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 30.2% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.86% cyan, 55.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 224.09°, 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 7.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 2.78.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0886

Complementary

  1. #2a4dae
  2. #ae8b2a

Split complementary

  1. #2a4dae
  2. #ae492a
  3. #8fae2a

Analogous

  1. #2a8fae
  2. #2a4dae
  3. #492aae

Triadic

  1. #2a4dae
  2. #ae2a4d
  3. #4dae2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a4dae
  2. #8b2aae
  3. #ae8b2a
  4. #4dae2a

Square

  1. #2a4dae
  2. #ae2a8f
  3. #ae8b2a
  4. #2aae49

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1633
  2. #1b3270
  3. #2a4dae
  4. #5073d5
  5. #8da4e4

Shades

#2a4dae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a4dae
  2. #26459d
  3. #223e8b
  4. #1d367a
  5. #192e68
  6. #152757
  7. #111f46
  8. #0d1734
  9. #080f23
  10. #040811
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a4dae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a4dae
  2. #3f5fb6
  3. #5571be
  4. #6a82c6
  5. #7f94ce
  6. #95a6d7
  7. #aab8df
  8. #bfcae7
  9. #d4dbef
  10. #eaedf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a4dae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a4dae
  2. #3352a9
  3. #3b57a5
  4. #445ca0
  5. #4c619c
  6. #556797
  7. #5e6c92
  8. #66718e
  9. #6f7689
  10. #777b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #475182 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ab1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004eac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006576 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1255b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ead ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005c90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a4dae {
  color: #2a4dae;
}
Background
.bg-2a4dae {
  background-color: #2a4dae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a4dae {
  border: 2px solid #2a4dae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a4dae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 77 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 61% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a4dae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a4dae, #492aae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a4dae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 77 174 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.78 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.92 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.57 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.60 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.41 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.47 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.62 #d5b251 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#2a4dae  rgb(42, 77, 174)  hsl(224, 61%, 42%)  Cobalt Blue
#ae8b2a  rgb(174, 139, 42)  hsl(44, 61%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ae2a4d  rgb(174, 42, 77)  hsl(344, 61%, 42%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4dae2a  rgb(77, 174, 42)  hsl(104, 61%, 42%)  Kelly Green