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#3B4E98

#3b4e98 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3b4e98 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 30.59% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.18% cyan, 48.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 227.74°, with 44.08% saturation and 41.37% 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 7.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 5.22.

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Relative luminance0.0865

Complementary

  1. #3b4e98
  2. #98853b

Split complementary

  1. #3b4e98
  2. #98563b
  3. #7c983b

Analogous

  1. #3b7c98
  2. #3b4e98
  3. #563b98

Triadic

  1. #3b4e98
  2. #983b4e
  3. #4e983b

Tetradic

  1. #3b4e98
  2. #853b98
  3. #98853b
  4. #4e983b

Square

  1. #3b4e98
  2. #983b7c
  3. #98853b
  4. #3b9856

Monochromatic

  1. #10152a
  2. #263261
  3. #3b4e98
  4. #5f73c1
  5. #96a3d6

Shades

#3b4e98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3b4e98
  2. #354689
  3. #2f3e7a
  4. #29376a
  5. #232f5b
  6. #1e274c
  7. #181f3d
  8. #12172e
  9. #0c101e
  10. #06080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#3b4e98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3b4e98
  2. #4f60a2
  3. #6271ad
  4. #7683b7
  5. #8995c1
  6. #9da7cc
  7. #b1b8d6
  8. #c4cae0
  9. #d8dcea
  10. #ebedf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3b4e98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3b4e98
  2. #425396
  3. #495893
  4. #505d91
  5. #57628e
  6. #5e678c
  7. #646c8a
  8. #6b7187
  9. #727685
  10. #797b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5175 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #29579b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a4f96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #31549a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2a4f97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e5980 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3b4e98 {
  color: #3b4e98;
}
Background
.bg-3b4e98 {
  background-color: #3b4e98;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3b4e98 {
  border: 2px solid #3b4e98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3b4e98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 78 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 44% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3b4e98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3b4e98, #563b98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3b4e98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 78 152 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.22 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.89 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.94 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.42 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.92 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.51 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.68 #c4b167 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#3b4e98  rgb(59, 78, 152)  hsl(228, 44%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#98853b  rgb(152, 133, 59)  hsl(48, 44%, 41%)  Olive
#983b4e  rgb(152, 59, 78)  hsl(348, 44%, 41%)  Cordovan
#4e983b  rgb(78, 152, 59)  hsl(108, 44%, 41%)  Forest Green