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#314EA1

#314ea1 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#314ea1 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 30.59% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.57% cyan, 51.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 224.46°, with 53.33% saturation and 41.18% 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 7.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.0867

Complementary

  1. #314ea1
  2. #a18431

Split complementary

  1. #314ea1
  2. #a14c31
  3. #86a131

Analogous

  1. #3186a1
  2. #314ea1
  3. #4c31a1

Triadic

  1. #314ea1
  2. #a1314e
  3. #4ea131

Tetradic

  1. #314ea1
  2. #8431a1
  3. #a18431
  4. #4ea131

Square

  1. #314ea1
  2. #a13186
  3. #a18431
  4. #31a14c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d152c
  2. #1f3266
  3. #314ea1
  4. #5473cb
  5. #8ea3dd

Shades

#314ea1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #314ea1
  2. #2c4691
  3. #273e81
  4. #223771
  5. #1d2f61
  6. #192751
  7. #141f40
  8. #0f1730
  9. #0a1020
  10. #050810
  11. #000000

Tints

#314ea1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #314ea1
  2. #4660aa
  3. #5a71b4
  4. #6f83bd
  5. #8395c7
  6. #98a7d0
  7. #adb8d9
  8. #c1cae3
  9. #d6dcec
  10. #eaedf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#314ea1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #314ea1
  2. #39539e
  3. #41589a
  4. #495d97
  5. #516294
  6. #596791
  7. #606c8d
  8. #68718a
  9. #707687
  10. #787b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #48517a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c59a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004e9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006270 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2654a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #194ea0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005a86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-314ea1 {
  color: #314ea1;
}
Background
.bg-314ea1 {
  background-color: #314ea1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-314ea1 {
  border: 2px solid #314ea1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #314ea1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 78 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 53% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-314ea1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #314ea1, #4c31a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-314ea1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 78 161 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.51 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.04 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.82 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.73 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.74 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.12 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.19 #ceb15e Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#314ea1  rgb(49, 78, 161)  hsl(224, 53%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#a18431  rgb(161, 132, 49)  hsl(44, 53%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a1314e  rgb(161, 49, 78)  hsl(344, 53%, 41%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4ea131  rgb(78, 161, 49)  hsl(104, 53%, 41%)  Islamic Green