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#2E4E9D

#2e4e9d ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e4e9d is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 30.59% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.7% cyan, 50.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 222.7°, with 54.68% saturation and 39.8% 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 7.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0846

Complementary

  1. #2e4e9d
  2. #9d7d2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e4e9d
  2. #9d452e
  3. #859d2e

Analogous

  1. #2e859d
  2. #2e4e9d
  3. #452e9d

Triadic

  1. #2e4e9d
  2. #9d2e4e
  3. #4e9d2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e4e9d
  2. #7d2e9d
  3. #9d7d2e
  4. #4e9d2e

Square

  1. #2e4e9d
  2. #9d2e85
  3. #9d7d2e
  4. #2e9d45

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1327
  2. #1d3162
  3. #2e4e9d
  4. #4d71cb
  5. #88a0dc

Shades

#2e4e9d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e4e9d
  2. #29468d
  3. #253e7e
  4. #20376e
  5. #1c2f5e
  6. #17274f
  7. #121f3f
  8. #0e172f
  9. #09101f
  10. #050810
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e4e9d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e4e9d
  2. #4360a7
  3. #5871b1
  4. #6d83ba
  5. #8295c4
  6. #97a7ce
  7. #abb8d8
  8. #c0cae2
  9. #d5dceb
  10. #eaedf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e4e9d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e4e9d
  2. #36539a
  3. #3e5897
  4. #475d94
  5. #4f6291
  6. #57678f
  7. #5f6c8c
  8. #677189
  9. #707686
  10. #787b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #465177 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2158a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004d9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00616e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #27549f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a4e9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005a83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e4e9d {
  color: #2e4e9d;
}
Background
.bg-2e4e9d {
  background-color: #2e4e9d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e4e9d {
  border: 2px solid #2e4e9d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e4e9d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 78 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 55% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e4e9d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e4e9d, #452e9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e4e9d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 78 157 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.47 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.07 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.17 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.66 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.83 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.22 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.43 #d1b162 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#2e4e9d  rgb(46, 78, 157)  hsl(223, 55%, 40%)  Cobalt Blue
#9d7d2e  rgb(157, 125, 46)  hsl(43, 55%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9d2e4e  rgb(157, 46, 78)  hsl(343, 55%, 40%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4e9d2e  rgb(78, 157, 46)  hsl(103, 55%, 40%)  Islamic Green