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#36498C

#36498c ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#36498c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 28.63% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.43% cyan, 47.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 226.74°, with 44.33% saturation and 38.04% 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 8.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 5.66.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0744

Complementary

  1. #36498c
  2. #8c7936

Split complementary

  1. #36498c
  2. #8c4e36
  3. #748c36

Analogous

  1. #36748c
  2. #36498c
  3. #4e368c

Triadic

  1. #36498c
  2. #8c3649
  3. #498c36

Tetradic

  1. #36498c
  2. #79368c
  3. #8c7936
  4. #498c36

Square

  1. #36498c
  2. #8c3674
  3. #8c7936
  4. #368c4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0f1e
  2. #212c55
  3. #36498c
  4. #526abc
  5. #8999d2

Shades

#36498c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36498c
  2. #31427e
  3. #2b3a70
  4. #263362
  5. #202c54
  6. #1b2546
  7. #161d38
  8. #10162a
  9. #0b0f1c
  10. #05070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#36498c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36498c
  2. #4a5b98
  3. #5e6da3
  4. #7280af
  5. #8692ba
  6. #9ba4c6
  7. #afb6d1
  8. #c3c8dd
  9. #d7dbe8
  10. #ebedf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36498c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36498c
  2. #3d4f8b
  3. #45548a
  4. #4c5a88
  5. #545f87
  6. #5b6586
  7. #626a85
  8. #6a7084
  9. #717582
  10. #797b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #454b6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #29518e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b4a8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005863 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f4e8e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #28498b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c5276 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36498c {
  color: #36498c;
}
Background
.bg-36498c {
  background-color: #36498c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-36498c {
  border: 2px solid #36498c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36498c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 73 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 44% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36498c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36498c, #4e368c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36498c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 73 140 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.66 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.72 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.69 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.44 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.78 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.18 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.83 #c9b673 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#36498c  rgb(54, 73, 140)  hsl(227, 44%, 38%)  Cobalt Blue
#8c7936  rgb(140, 121, 54)  hsl(47, 44%, 38%)  Olive
#8c3649  rgb(140, 54, 73)  hsl(347, 44%, 38%)  Cordovan
#498c36  rgb(73, 140, 54)  hsl(107, 44%, 38%)  Forest Green