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#2B44AE

#2b44ae ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b44ae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 26.67% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.29% cyan, 60.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 228.55°, with 60.37% saturation and 42.55% 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 8.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.077

Complementary

  1. #2b44ae
  2. #ae952b

Split complementary

  1. #2b44ae
  2. #ae542b
  3. #86ae2b

Analogous

  1. #2b86ae
  2. #2b44ae
  3. #542bae

Triadic

  1. #2b44ae
  2. #ae2b44
  3. #44ae2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b44ae
  2. #952bae
  3. #ae952b
  4. #44ae2b

Square

  1. #2b44ae
  2. #ae2b86
  3. #ae952b
  4. #2bae54

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1433
  2. #1c2c71
  3. #2b44ae
  4. #516ad4
  5. #8f9fe3

Shades

#2b44ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b44ae
  2. #273d9d
  3. #22368b
  4. #1e307a
  5. #1a2968
  6. #162257
  7. #111b46
  8. #0d1434
  9. #090e23
  10. #040711
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b44ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b44ae
  2. #4057b6
  3. #5569be
  4. #6b7cc6
  5. #808fce
  6. #95a2d7
  7. #aab4df
  8. #bfc7e7
  9. #d5daef
  10. #eaecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b44ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b44ae
  2. #344aa9
  3. #3c50a5
  4. #4556a0
  5. #4d5c9c
  6. #566297
  7. #5e6892
  8. #676e8e
  9. #6f7489
  10. #787a85
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #434a80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004fb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0047ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00558e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b44ae {
  color: #2b44ae;
}
Background
.bg-2b44ae {
  background-color: #2b44ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b44ae {
  border: 2px solid #2b44ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b44ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 68 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 60% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b44ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b44ae, #542bae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b44ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 68 174 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.54 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.76 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.81 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.46 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.64 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.85 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.49 #d4bb51 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#2b44ae  rgb(43, 68, 174)  hsl(229, 60%, 43%)  Cobalt Blue
#ae952b  rgb(174, 149, 43)  hsl(49, 60%, 43%)  Brass
#ae2b44  rgb(174, 43, 68)  hsl(349, 60%, 43%)  Vivid Burgundy
#44ae2b  rgb(68, 174, 43)  hsl(109, 60%, 43%)  Kelly Green