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#2E4E9F

#2e4e9f ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e4e9f is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 30.59% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.07% cyan, 50.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 223.01°, with 55.12% saturation and 40.2% 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 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.35.

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Relative luminance0.0853

Complementary

  1. #2e4e9f
  2. #9f7f2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e4e9f
  2. #9f472e
  3. #879f2e

Analogous

  1. #2e879f
  2. #2e4e9f
  3. #472e9f

Triadic

  1. #2e4e9f
  2. #9f2e4e
  3. #4e9f2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e4e9f
  2. #7f2e9f
  3. #9f7f2e
  4. #4e9f2e

Square

  1. #2e4e9f
  2. #9f2e87
  3. #9f7f2e
  4. #2e9f47

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1428
  2. #1d3164
  3. #2e4e9f
  4. #4e71cc
  5. #89a1dd

Shades

#2e4e9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e4e9f
  2. #29468f
  3. #253e7f
  4. #20376f
  5. #1c2f5f
  6. #172750
  7. #121f40
  8. #0e1730
  9. #091020
  10. #050810
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e4e9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e4e9f
  2. #4360a9
  3. #5871b2
  4. #6d83bc
  5. #8295c5
  6. #97a7cf
  7. #abb8d9
  8. #c0cae2
  9. #d5dcec
  10. #eaedf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e4e9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e4e9f
  2. #36539c
  3. #3e5899
  4. #475d96
  5. #4f6293
  6. #576790
  7. #5f6c8c
  8. #677189
  9. #707686
  10. #787b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #475179 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e58a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004e9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00616f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2554a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #184e9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005a85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e4e9f {
  color: #2e4e9f;
}
Background
.bg-2e4e9f {
  background-color: #2e4e9f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e4e9f {
  border: 2px solid #2e4e9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e4e9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 78 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 55% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e4e9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e4e9f, #472e9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e4e9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 78 159 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.35 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.98 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.24 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.58 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.88 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.02 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.33 #d1b160 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#2e4e9f  rgb(46, 78, 159)  hsl(223, 55%, 40%)  Cobalt Blue
#9f7f2e  rgb(159, 127, 46)  hsl(43, 55%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9f2e4e  rgb(159, 46, 78)  hsl(343, 55%, 40%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4e9f2e  rgb(78, 159, 46)  hsl(103, 55%, 40%)  Islamic Green