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#3E4FA2

#3e4fa2 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3e4fa2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 30.98% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.73% cyan, 51.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 229.8°, with 44.64% saturation and 43.92% 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 7.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 5.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0922

Complementary

  1. #3e4fa2
  2. #a2913e

Split complementary

  1. #3e4fa2
  2. #a25f3e
  3. #81a23e

Analogous

  1. #3e81a2
  2. #3e4fa2
  3. #5f3ea2

Triadic

  1. #3e4fa2
  2. #a23e4f
  3. #4fa23e

Tetradic

  1. #3e4fa2
  2. #913ea2
  3. #a2913e
  4. #4fa23e

Square

  1. #3e4fa2
  2. #a23e81
  3. #a2913e
  4. #3ea25f

Monochromatic

  1. #141933
  2. #29346b
  3. #3e4fa2
  4. #6777c5
  5. #9fa9da

Shades

#3e4fa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e4fa2
  2. #384792
  3. #323f82
  4. #2b3771
  5. #252f61
  6. #1f2851
  7. #192041
  8. #131831
  9. #0c1020
  10. #060810
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e4fa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e4fa2
  2. #5161ab
  3. #6572b5
  4. #7884be
  5. #8b95c7
  6. #9fa7d1
  7. #b2b9da
  8. #c5cae3
  9. #d8dcec
  10. #ecedf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e4fa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e4fa2
  2. #45549f
  3. #4b599b
  4. #525e98
  5. #586394
  6. #5f6891
  7. #666c8e
  8. #6c718a
  9. #737687
  10. #797b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d537c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #225aa5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0951a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006271 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f56a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2850a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e5b87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e4fa2 {
  color: #3e4fa2;
}
Background
.bg-3e4fa2 {
  background-color: #3e4fa2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e4fa2 {
  border: 2px solid #3e4fa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e4fa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 79 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 45% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e4fa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e4fa2, #5f3ea2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e4fa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 79 162 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.17 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.35 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.75 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.77 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.62 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.82 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.32 #c1b05d Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#3e4fa2  rgb(62, 79, 162)  hsl(230, 45%, 44%)  Cobalt Blue
#a2913e  rgb(162, 145, 62)  hsl(50, 45%, 44%)  Brass
#a23e4f  rgb(162, 62, 79)  hsl(350, 45%, 44%)  Cordovan
#4fa23e  rgb(79, 162, 62)  hsl(110, 45%, 44%)  Islamic Green