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#324CA3

#324ca3 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#324ca3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 29.8% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.33% cyan, 53.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 226.19°, with 53.05% saturation and 41.76% 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.0849

Complementary

  1. #324ca3
  2. #a38932

Split complementary

  1. #324ca3
  2. #a35032
  3. #84a332

Analogous

  1. #3284a3
  2. #324ca3
  3. #5032a3

Triadic

  1. #324ca3
  2. #a3324c
  3. #4ca332

Tetradic

  1. #324ca3
  2. #8932a3
  3. #a38932
  4. #4ca332

Square

  1. #324ca3
  2. #a33284
  3. #a38932
  4. #32a350

Monochromatic

  1. #0e152e
  2. #203168
  3. #324ca3
  4. #5671cb
  5. #91a2dd

Shades

#324ca3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #324ca3
  2. #2d4493
  3. #283d82
  4. #233572
  5. #1e2e62
  6. #192652
  7. #141e41
  8. #0f1731
  9. #0a0f21
  10. #050810
  11. #000000

Tints

#324ca3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #324ca3
  2. #475eac
  3. #5b70b5
  4. #7082bf
  5. #8494c8
  6. #99a6d1
  7. #adb7da
  8. #c2c9e3
  9. #d6dbed
  10. #ebedf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#324ca3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #324ca3
  2. #3a51a0
  3. #42569c
  4. #495c99
  5. #516195
  6. #596692
  7. #616b8e
  8. #69708b
  9. #707687
  10. #787b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #47507b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1258a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004da1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006170 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2253a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #144da2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005987 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-324ca3 {
  color: #324ca3;
}
Background
.bg-324ca3 {
  background-color: #324ca3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-324ca3 {
  border: 2px solid #324ca3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #324ca3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 76 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 53% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-324ca3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #324ca3, #5032a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-324ca3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 76 163 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.39 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.37 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.47 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.94 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.28 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.44 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.77 #cdb35c Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#324ca3  rgb(50, 76, 163)  hsl(226, 53%, 42%)  Cobalt Blue
#a38932  rgb(163, 137, 50)  hsl(46, 53%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a3324c  rgb(163, 50, 76)  hsl(346, 53%, 42%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4ca332  rgb(76, 163, 50)  hsl(106, 53%, 42%)  Kelly Green