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#2C45AE

#2c45ae ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c45ae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 27.06% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.71% cyan, 60.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 228.46°, with 59.63% saturation and 42.75% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.0785

Complementary

  1. #2c45ae
  2. #ae952c

Split complementary

  1. #2c45ae
  2. #ae542c
  3. #86ae2c

Analogous

  1. #2c86ae
  2. #2c45ae
  3. #542cae

Triadic

  1. #2c45ae
  2. #ae2c45
  3. #45ae2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c45ae
  2. #952cae
  3. #ae952c
  4. #45ae2c

Square

  1. #2c45ae
  2. #ae2c86
  3. #ae952c
  4. #2cae54

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1534
  2. #1d2d71
  3. #2c45ae
  4. #536cd4
  5. #90a0e3

Shades

#2c45ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c45ae
  2. #283e9d
  3. #23378b
  4. #1f307a
  5. #1a2968
  6. #162357
  7. #121c46
  8. #0d1534
  9. #090e23
  10. #040711
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c45ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c45ae
  2. #4158b6
  3. #566abe
  4. #6b7dc6
  5. #808fce
  6. #96a2d7
  7. #abb5df
  8. #c0c7e7
  9. #d5daef
  10. #eaecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c45ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c45ae
  2. #344ba9
  3. #3d51a5
  4. #4557a0
  5. #4e5d9c
  6. #566397
  7. #5e6892
  8. #676e8e
  9. #6f7489
  10. #787a85
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444b80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006073 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004fb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0048ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00568e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c45ae {
  color: #2c45ae;
}
Background
.bg-2c45ae {
  background-color: #2c45ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c45ae {
  border: 2px solid #2c45ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c45ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 69 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 60% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c45ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c45ae, #542cae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c45ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 69 174 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.45 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.03 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.10 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.40 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.51 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.10 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.34 #d3ba51 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#2c45ae  rgb(44, 69, 174)  hsl(228, 60%, 43%)  Cobalt Blue
#ae952c  rgb(174, 149, 44)  hsl(48, 60%, 43%)  Brass
#ae2c45  rgb(174, 44, 69)  hsl(348, 60%, 43%)  Vivid Burgundy
#45ae2c  rgb(69, 174, 44)  hsl(108, 60%, 43%)  Kelly Green