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#324697

#324697 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#324697 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 27.45% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.89% cyan, 53.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 228.12°, with 50.25% saturation and 39.41% 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 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 4.27.

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Relative luminance0.0729

Complementary

  1. #324697
  2. #978332

Split complementary

  1. #324697
  2. #975032
  3. #789732

Analogous

  1. #327897
  2. #324697
  3. #503297

Triadic

  1. #324697
  2. #973246
  3. #469732

Tetradic

  1. #324697
  2. #833297
  3. #978332
  4. #469732

Square

  1. #324697
  2. #973278
  3. #978332
  4. #329750

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1124
  2. #1f2b5e
  3. #324697
  4. #5067c5
  5. #8a99d8

Shades

#324697 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #324697
  2. #2d3f88
  3. #283879
  4. #23316a
  5. #1e2a5b
  6. #19234c
  7. #141c3c
  8. #0f152d
  9. #0a0e1e
  10. #05070f
  11. #000000

Tints

#324697 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #324697
  2. #4759a1
  3. #5b6bac
  4. #707eb6
  5. #8490c1
  6. #99a3cb
  7. #adb5d5
  8. #c2c8e0
  9. #d6daea
  10. #ebedf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#324697 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #324697
  2. #3a4c95
  3. #425292
  4. #495790
  5. #515d8e
  6. #59638c
  7. #616989
  8. #696f87
  9. #707485
  10. #787a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #434a72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #12519a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004895 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005967 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #224d99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #184796 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #03527d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-324697 {
  color: #324697;
}
Background
.bg-324697 {
  background-color: #324697;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-324697 {
  border: 2px solid #324697;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #324697;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 70 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 50% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-324697 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #324697, #503297);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-324697 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 70 151 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.27 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.07 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.19 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.27 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.29 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.61 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.75 #cdb968 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#324697  rgb(50, 70, 151)  hsl(228, 50%, 39%)  Cobalt Blue
#978332  rgb(151, 131, 50)  hsl(48, 50%, 39%)  Olive
#973246  rgb(151, 50, 70)  hsl(348, 50%, 39%)  Cordovan
#469732  rgb(70, 151, 50)  hsl(108, 50%, 39%)  Forest Green