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#2D459A

#2d459a ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2d459a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 27.06% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.78% cyan, 55.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 226.79°, with 54.77% saturation and 39.02% 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.59.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0715

Complementary

  1. #2d459a
  2. #9a822d

Split complementary

  1. #2d459a
  2. #9a4c2d
  3. #7b9a2d

Analogous

  1. #2d7b9a
  2. #2d459a
  3. #4c2d9a

Triadic

  1. #2d459a
  2. #9a2d45
  3. #459a2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d459a
  2. #822d9a
  3. #9a822d
  4. #459a2d

Square

  1. #2d459a
  2. #9a2d7b
  3. #9a822d
  4. #2d9a4c

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1024
  2. #1c2a5f
  3. #2d459a
  4. #4a66ca
  5. #8598db

Shades

#2d459a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d459a
  2. #293e8b
  3. #24377b
  4. #20306c
  5. #1b295c
  6. #17234d
  7. #121c3e
  8. #0e152e
  9. #090e1f
  10. #05070f
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d459a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d459a
  2. #4258a4
  3. #576aae
  4. #6c7db8
  5. #818fc2
  6. #96a2cd
  7. #abb5d7
  8. #c0c7e1
  9. #d5daeb
  10. #eaecf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d459a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d459a
  2. #354b97
  3. #3e5195
  4. #465792
  5. #4e5d90
  6. #57638d
  7. #5f688a
  8. #676e88
  9. #6f7485
  10. #787a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #414973 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #01519d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004798 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005968 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1b4c9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #094699 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00527f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d459a {
  color: #2d459a;
}
Background
.bg-2d459a {
  background-color: #2d459a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d459a {
  border: 2px solid #2d459a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d459a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 69 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 55% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d459a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d459a, #4c2d9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d459a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 69 154 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.59 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.67 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.72 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.84 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.21 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.25 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.77 #d2ba65 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#2d459a  rgb(45, 69, 154)  hsl(227, 55%, 39%)  Cobalt Blue
#9a822d  rgb(154, 130, 45)  hsl(47, 55%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9a2d45  rgb(154, 45, 69)  hsl(347, 55%, 39%)  Vivid Burgundy
#459a2d  rgb(69, 154, 45)  hsl(107, 55%, 39%)  Islamic Green