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#2E459C

#2e459c ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e459c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 27.06% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.51% cyan, 55.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 227.45°, with 54.46% 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 8.58:1 (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 luminance0.0724

Complementary

  1. #2e459c
  2. #9c852e

Split complementary

  1. #2e459c
  2. #9c4e2e
  3. #7c9c2e

Analogous

  1. #2e7c9c
  2. #2e459c
  3. #4e2e9c

Triadic

  1. #2e459c
  2. #9c2e45
  3. #459c2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e459c
  2. #852e9c
  3. #9c852e
  4. #459c2e

Square

  1. #2e459c
  2. #9c2e7c
  3. #9c852e
  4. #2e9c4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1126
  2. #1d2b61
  3. #2e459c
  4. #4c67ca
  5. #8799dc

Shades

#2e459c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e459c
  2. #293e8c
  3. #25377d
  4. #20306d
  5. #1c295e
  6. #17234e
  7. #121c3e
  8. #0e152f
  9. #090e1f
  10. #050710
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e459c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e459c
  2. #4358a6
  3. #586ab0
  4. #6d7dba
  5. #828fc4
  6. #97a2ce
  7. #abb5d7
  8. #c0c7e1
  9. #d5daeb
  10. #eaecf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e459c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e459c
  2. #364b99
  3. #3e5196
  4. #475794
  5. #4f5d91
  6. #57638e
  7. #5f688b
  8. #676e88
  9. #707486
  10. #787a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #424975 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00519f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00479a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a4d9e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #07469b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005281 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e459c {
  color: #2e459c;
}
Background
.bg-2e459c {
  background-color: #2e459c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e459c {
  border: 2px solid #2e459c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e459c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 69 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 54% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e459c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e459c, #4e2e9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e459c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 69 156 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.59 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.58 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.66 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.93 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.09 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.19 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.68 #d1ba63 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#2e459c  rgb(46, 69, 156)  hsl(227, 54%, 40%)  Cobalt Blue
#9c852e  rgb(156, 133, 46)  hsl(47, 54%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9c2e45  rgb(156, 46, 69)  hsl(347, 54%, 40%)  Vivid Burgundy
#459c2e  rgb(69, 156, 46)  hsl(107, 54%, 40%)  Islamic Green