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#2C439E

#2c439e ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2c439e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 26.27% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.15% cyan, 57.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 227.89°, with 56.44% saturation and 39.61% 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 8.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0702

Complementary

  1. #2c439e
  2. #9e872c

Split complementary

  1. #2c439e
  2. #9e4e2c
  3. #7c9e2c

Analogous

  1. #2c7c9e
  2. #2c439e
  3. #4e2c9e

Triadic

  1. #2c439e
  2. #9e2c43
  3. #439e2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c439e
  2. #872c9e
  3. #9e872c
  4. #439e2c

Square

  1. #2c439e
  2. #9e2c7c
  3. #9e872c
  4. #2c9e4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1026
  2. #1b2a62
  3. #2c439e
  4. #4a64cd
  5. #8697dd

Shades

#2c439e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c439e
  2. #283c8e
  3. #23367e
  4. #1f2f6f
  5. #1a285f
  6. #16224f
  7. #121b3f
  8. #0d142f
  9. #090d20
  10. #040710
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c439e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c439e
  2. #4156a8
  3. #5669b1
  4. #6b7bbb
  5. #808ec5
  6. #96a1cf
  7. #abb4d8
  8. #c0c7e2
  9. #d5d9ec
  10. #eaecf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c439e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c439e
  2. #34499b
  3. #3d4f98
  4. #455595
  5. #4e5b92
  6. #56628f
  7. #5e688c
  8. #676e89
  9. #6f7486
  10. #787a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #414875 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00469c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00596a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #114ba0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00459d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005182 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c439e {
  color: #2c439e;
}
Background
.bg-2c439e {
  background-color: #2c439e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c439e {
  border: 2px solid #2c439e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c439e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 67 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 56% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c439e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c439e, #4e2c9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c439e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 67 158 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.64 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.84 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.04 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.26 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.47 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.56 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.58 #d3bc61 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#2c439e  rgb(44, 67, 158)  hsl(228, 56%, 40%)  Cobalt Blue
#9e872c  rgb(158, 135, 44)  hsl(48, 56%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9e2c43  rgb(158, 44, 67)  hsl(348, 56%, 40%)  Vivid Burgundy
#439e2c  rgb(67, 158, 44)  hsl(108, 56%, 40%)  Islamic Green