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#2B4EA7

#2b4ea7 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2b4ea7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 30.59% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.25% cyan, 53.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 223.06°, with 59.05% saturation and 41.18% 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 7.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 2.86.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0875

Complementary

  1. #2b4ea7
  2. #a7842b

Split complementary

  1. #2b4ea7
  2. #a7462b
  3. #8ca72b

Analogous

  1. #2b8ca7
  2. #2b4ea7
  3. #462ba7

Triadic

  1. #2b4ea7
  2. #a72b4e
  3. #4ea72b

Tetradic

  1. #2b4ea7
  2. #842ba7
  3. #a7842b
  4. #4ea72b

Square

  1. #2b4ea7
  2. #a72b8c
  3. #a7842b
  4. #2ba746

Monochromatic

  1. #0c152d
  2. #1b326a
  3. #2b4ea7
  4. #4d73d1
  5. #8aa3e1

Shades

#2b4ea7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b4ea7
  2. #274696
  3. #223e86
  4. #1e3775
  5. #1a2f64
  6. #162754
  7. #111f43
  8. #0d1732
  9. #091021
  10. #040811
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b4ea7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b4ea7
  2. #4060b0
  3. #5571b9
  4. #6b83c1
  5. #8095ca
  6. #95a7d3
  7. #aab8dc
  8. #bfcae5
  9. #d5dced
  10. #eaedf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b4ea7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b4ea7
  2. #3453a3
  3. #3c589f
  4. #455d9b
  5. #4d6297
  6. #566794
  7. #5e6c90
  8. #67718c
  9. #6f7688
  10. #787b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #47517e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0f59aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ea5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006373 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d55a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #054ea6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005c8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b4ea7 {
  color: #2b4ea7;
}
Background
.bg-2b4ea7 {
  background-color: #2b4ea7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b4ea7 {
  border: 2px solid #2b4ea7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b4ea7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 78 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 59% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b4ea7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b4ea7, #462ba7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b4ea7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 78 167 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.86 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.11 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.71 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.19 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.42 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.94 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.08 #d4b158 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#2b4ea7  rgb(43, 78, 167)  hsl(223, 59%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#a7842b  rgb(167, 132, 43)  hsl(43, 59%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a72b4e  rgb(167, 43, 78)  hsl(343, 59%, 41%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4ea72b  rgb(78, 167, 43)  hsl(103, 59%, 41%)  Kelly Green