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#2E448F

#2e448f ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e448f is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 26.67% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.83% cyan, 52.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 226.39°, with 51.32% saturation and 37.06% 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 8.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 4.76.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.067

Complementary

  1. #2e448f
  2. #8f792e

Split complementary

  1. #2e448f
  2. #8f492e
  3. #758f2e

Analogous

  1. #2e758f
  2. #2e448f
  3. #492e8f

Triadic

  1. #2e448f
  2. #8f2e44
  3. #448f2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e448f
  2. #792e8f
  3. #8f792e
  4. #448f2e

Square

  1. #2e448f
  2. #8f2e75
  3. #8f792e
  4. #2e8f49

Monochromatic

  1. #090d1b
  2. #1b2855
  3. #2e448f
  4. #4662c3
  5. #8093d6

Shades

#2e448f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e448f
  2. #293d81
  3. #253672
  4. #203064
  5. #1c2956
  6. #172248
  7. #121b39
  8. #0e142b
  9. #090e1d
  10. #05070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e448f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e448f
  2. #43579a
  3. #5869a5
  4. #6d7cb1
  5. #828fbc
  6. #97a2c7
  7. #abb4d2
  8. #c0c7dd
  9. #d5dae9
  10. #eaecf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e448f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e448f
  2. #364a8e
  3. #3e508c
  4. #47568b
  5. #4f5c89
  6. #576288
  7. #5f6886
  8. #676e85
  9. #707483
  10. #787a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40476c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #174e92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00458d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005663 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #224a91 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #18458e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004f77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e448f {
  color: #2e448f;
}
Background
.bg-2e448f {
  background-color: #2e448f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e448f {
  border: 2px solid #2e448f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e448f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 68 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 51% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e448f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e448f, #492e8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e448f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 68 143 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.76 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.80 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.91 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.43 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.45 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.44 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.51 #d1bb70 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#2e448f  rgb(46, 68, 143)  hsl(226, 51%, 37%)  Cobalt Blue
#8f792e  rgb(143, 121, 46)  hsl(46, 51%, 37%)  Olive
#8f2e44  rgb(143, 46, 68)  hsl(346, 51%, 37%)  Cordovan
#448f2e  rgb(68, 143, 46)  hsl(106, 51%, 37%)  Forest Green