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#2E479A

#2e479a ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e479a 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 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.13% cyan, 53.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 226.11°, with 54% saturation and 39.22% 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 8.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0742

Complementary

  1. #2e479a
  2. #9a812e

Split complementary

  1. #2e479a
  2. #9a4b2e
  3. #7d9a2e

Analogous

  1. #2e7d9a
  2. #2e479a
  3. #4b2e9a

Triadic

  1. #2e479a
  2. #9a2e47
  3. #479a2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e479a
  2. #812e9a
  3. #9a812e
  4. #479a2e

Square

  1. #2e479a
  2. #9a2e7d
  3. #9a812e
  4. #2e9a4b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1124
  2. #1c2c5f
  3. #2e479a
  4. #4b68c9
  5. #869adb

Shades

#2e479a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e479a
  2. #29408b
  3. #25397b
  4. #20326c
  5. #1c2b5c
  6. #17244d
  7. #121c3e
  8. #0e152e
  9. #090e1f
  10. #05070f
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e479a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e479a
  2. #4359a4
  3. #586cae
  4. #6d7eb8
  5. #8291c2
  6. #97a3cd
  7. #abb5d7
  8. #c0c8e1
  9. #d5daeb
  10. #eaedf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e479a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e479a
  2. #364d97
  3. #3e5295
  4. #475892
  5. #4f5e90
  6. #57648d
  7. #5f698a
  8. #676f88
  9. #707585
  10. #787a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #434b74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0e529d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004898 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f4e9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #104899 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005480 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e479a {
  color: #2e479a;
}
Background
.bg-2e479a {
  background-color: #2e479a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e479a {
  border: 2px solid #2e479a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e479a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 71 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 54% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e479a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e479a, #4b2e9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e479a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 71 154 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.47 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.41 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.83 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.28 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.33 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.66 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.12 #d1b865 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#2e479a  rgb(46, 71, 154)  hsl(226, 54%, 39%)  Cobalt Blue
#9a812e  rgb(154, 129, 46)  hsl(46, 54%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9a2e47  rgb(154, 46, 71)  hsl(346, 54%, 39%)  Vivid Burgundy
#479a2e  rgb(71, 154, 46)  hsl(106, 54%, 39%)  Islamic Green