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#2E4792

#2e4792 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e4792 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 27.84% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.49% cyan, 51.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 52.08% saturation and 37.65% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0716

Complementary

  1. #2e4792
  2. #92792e

Split complementary

  1. #2e4792
  2. #92472e
  3. #79922e

Analogous

  1. #2e7992
  2. #2e4792
  3. #472e92

Triadic

  1. #2e4792
  2. #922e47
  3. #47922e

Tetradic

  1. #2e4792
  2. #792e92
  3. #92792e
  4. #47922e

Square

  1. #2e4792
  2. #922e79
  3. #92792e
  4. #2e9247

Monochromatic

  1. #090e1e
  2. #1c2b58
  3. #2e4792
  4. #4767c5
  5. #8297d7

Shades

#2e4792 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e4792
  2. #294083
  3. #253975
  4. #203266
  5. #1c2b58
  6. #172449
  7. #121c3a
  8. #0e152c
  9. #090e1d
  10. #05070f
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e4792 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e4792
  2. #43599d
  3. #586ca8
  4. #6d7eb3
  5. #8291be
  6. #97a3c9
  7. #abb5d3
  8. #c0c8de
  9. #d5dae9
  10. #eaedf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e4792 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e4792
  2. #364d90
  3. #3e528e
  4. #47588d
  5. #4f5e8b
  6. #576489
  7. #5f6987
  8. #676f85
  9. #707584
  10. #787a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #424a6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c5095 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004790 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005965 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #244d94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a4791 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00527a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e4792 {
  color: #2e4792;
}
Background
.bg-2e4792 {
  background-color: #2e4792;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e4792 {
  border: 2px solid #2e4792;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e4792;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 71 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 52% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e4792 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e4792, #472e92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e4792 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 71 146 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.18 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.00 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.51 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.59 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.99 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.17 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.68 #d1b86d Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#2e4792  rgb(46, 71, 146)  hsl(225, 52%, 38%)  Cobalt Blue
#92792e  rgb(146, 121, 46)  hsl(45, 52%, 38%)  Olive
#922e47  rgb(146, 46, 71)  hsl(345, 52%, 38%)  Cordovan
#47922e  rgb(71, 146, 46)  hsl(105, 52%, 38%)  Forest Green