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#334697

#334697 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#334697 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 27.45% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.23% cyan, 53.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 228.6°, with 49.5% saturation and 39.61% 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 4.41.

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Relative luminance0.0732

Complementary

  1. #334697
  2. #978433

Split complementary

  1. #334697
  2. #975233
  3. #789733

Analogous

  1. #337897
  2. #334697
  3. #523397

Triadic

  1. #334697
  2. #973346
  3. #469733

Tetradic

  1. #334697
  2. #843397
  3. #978433
  4. #469733

Square

  1. #334697
  2. #973378
  3. #978433
  4. #339752

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1125
  2. #202b5e
  3. #334697
  4. #5268c5
  5. #8b9ad8

Shades

#334697 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #334697
  2. #2e3f88
  3. #293879
  4. #24316a
  5. #1f2a5b
  6. #1a234c
  7. #141c3c
  8. #0f152d
  9. #0a0e1e
  10. #05070f
  11. #000000

Tints

#334697 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #334697
  2. #4759a1
  3. #5c6bac
  4. #707eb6
  5. #8590c1
  6. #99a3cb
  7. #adb5d5
  8. #c2c8e0
  9. #d6daea
  10. #ebedf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#334697 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #334697
  2. #3b4c95
  3. #425292
  4. #4a5790
  5. #525d8e
  6. #5a638c
  7. #616989
  8. #696f87
  9. #717485
  10. #787a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444a72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #12519a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004895 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005967 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #234d99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #194796 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #07527d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-334697 {
  color: #334697;
}
Background
.bg-334697 {
  background-color: #334697;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-334697 {
  border: 2px solid #334697;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #334697;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 70 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 50% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-334697 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #334697, #523397);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-334697 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 70 151 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.41 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.15 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.22 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.23 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.28 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.70 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.75 #ccb968 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#334697  rgb(51, 70, 151)  hsl(229, 50%, 40%)  Cobalt Blue
#978433  rgb(151, 132, 51)  hsl(49, 50%, 40%)  Olive
#973346  rgb(151, 51, 70)  hsl(349, 50%, 40%)  Cordovan
#469733  rgb(70, 151, 51)  hsl(109, 50%, 40%)  Forest Green