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#2D4EA5

#2d4ea5 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2d4ea5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 30.59% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.73% cyan, 52.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 223.5°, with 57.14% 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 7.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.04.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0872

Complementary

  1. #2d4ea5
  2. #a5842d

Split complementary

  1. #2d4ea5
  2. #a5482d
  3. #8aa52d

Analogous

  1. #2d8aa5
  2. #2d4ea5
  3. #482da5

Triadic

  1. #2d4ea5
  2. #a52d4e
  3. #4ea52d

Tetradic

  1. #2d4ea5
  2. #842da5
  3. #a5842d
  4. #4ea52d

Square

  1. #2d4ea5
  2. #a52d8a
  3. #a5842d
  4. #2da548

Monochromatic

  1. #0c152d
  2. #1d3269
  3. #2d4ea5
  4. #4f73cf
  5. #8ca3e0

Shades

#2d4ea5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d4ea5
  2. #294695
  3. #243e84
  4. #203774
  5. #1b2f63
  6. #172753
  7. #121f42
  8. #0e1732
  9. #091021
  10. #050811
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d4ea5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d4ea5
  2. #4260ae
  3. #5771b7
  4. #6c83c0
  5. #8195c9
  6. #96a7d2
  7. #abb8db
  8. #c0cae4
  9. #d5dced
  10. #eaedf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d4ea5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d4ea5
  2. #3553a1
  3. #3e589e
  4. #465d9a
  5. #4e6296
  6. #576793
  7. #5f6c8f
  8. #67718b
  9. #6f7687
  10. #787b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #47517c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1459a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ea3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006372 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2055a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0d4ea4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d4ea5 {
  color: #2d4ea5;
}
Background
.bg-2d4ea5 {
  background-color: #2d4ea5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d4ea5 {
  border: 2px solid #2d4ea5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d4ea5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 78 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 57% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d4ea5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d4ea5, #482da5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d4ea5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 78 165 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.04 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.40 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.71 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.35 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.52 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.00 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.10 #d2b15a Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#2d4ea5  rgb(45, 78, 165)  hsl(224, 57%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#a5842d  rgb(165, 132, 45)  hsl(44, 57%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a52d4e  rgb(165, 45, 78)  hsl(344, 57%, 41%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4ea52d  rgb(78, 165, 45)  hsl(104, 57%, 41%)  Kelly Green