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#334D97

#334d97 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#334d97 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 30.2% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.23% cyan, 49.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 224.4°, 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 7.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 4.25.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0825

Complementary

  1. #334d97
  2. #977d33

Split complementary

  1. #334d97
  2. #974b33
  3. #7f9733

Analogous

  1. #337f97
  2. #334d97
  3. #4b3397

Triadic

  1. #334d97
  2. #97334d
  3. #4d9733

Tetradic

  1. #334d97
  2. #7d3397
  3. #977d33
  4. #4d9733

Square

  1. #334d97
  2. #97337f
  3. #977d33
  4. #33974b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1325
  2. #20305e
  3. #334d97
  4. #5270c5
  5. #8b9fd8

Shades

#334d97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #334d97
  2. #2e4588
  3. #293e79
  4. #24366a
  5. #1f2e5b
  6. #1a274c
  7. #141f3c
  8. #0f172d
  9. #0a0f1e
  10. #05080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#334d97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #334d97
  2. #475fa1
  3. #5c71ac
  4. #7082b6
  5. #8594c1
  6. #99a6cb
  7. #adb8d5
  8. #c2cae0
  9. #d6dbea
  10. #ebedf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#334d97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #334d97
  2. #3b5295
  3. #425792
  4. #4a5c90
  5. #52618e
  6. #5a678c
  7. #616c89
  8. #697187
  9. #717685
  10. #787b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #474f74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #26569a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #114d95 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c5299 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #234d96 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #05587f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-334d97 {
  color: #334d97;
}
Background
.bg-334d97 {
  background-color: #334d97;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-334d97 {
  border: 2px solid #334d97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #334d97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 77 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 50% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-334d97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #334d97, #4b3397);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-334d97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 77 151 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.25 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.58 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.30 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.20 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.28 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.39 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.41 #ccb268 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#334d97  rgb(51, 77, 151)  hsl(224, 50%, 40%)  Cobalt Blue
#977d33  rgb(151, 125, 51)  hsl(44, 50%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#97334d  rgb(151, 51, 77)  hsl(344, 50%, 40%)  Cordovan
#4d9733  rgb(77, 151, 51)  hsl(104, 50%, 40%)  Forest Green