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#3F4E93

#3f4e93 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3f4e93 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 30.59% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.14% cyan, 46.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.35% black. Its hue angle is 229.29°, with 40% saturation and 41.18% 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 7.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 6.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0861

Complementary

  1. #3f4e93
  2. #93843f

Split complementary

  1. #3f4e93
  2. #935a3f
  3. #78933f

Analogous

  1. #3f7893
  2. #3f4e93
  3. #5a3f93

Triadic

  1. #3f4e93
  2. #933f4e
  3. #4e933f

Tetradic

  1. #3f4e93
  2. #843f93
  3. #93843f
  4. #4e933f

Square

  1. #3f4e93
  2. #933f78
  3. #93843f
  4. #3f935a

Monochromatic

  1. #111528
  2. #28325d
  3. #3f4e93
  4. #6373bc
  5. #98a3d3

Shades

#3f4e93 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f4e93
  2. #394684
  3. #323e76
  4. #2c3767
  5. #262f58
  6. #20274a
  7. #191f3b
  8. #13172c
  9. #0d101d
  10. #06080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f4e93 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f4e93
  2. #52609e
  3. #6571a9
  4. #7983b3
  5. #8c95be
  6. #9fa7c9
  7. #b2b8d4
  8. #c5cadf
  9. #d9dce9
  10. #ecedf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f4e93 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f4e93
  2. #465391
  3. #4c588f
  4. #535d8d
  5. #59628b
  6. #60678a
  7. #666c88
  8. #6d7186
  9. #737684
  10. #7a7b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c5172 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f5796 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #244f92 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0e5d69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #365395 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #314f92 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #29587c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f4e93 {
  color: #3f4e93;
}
Background
.bg-3f4e93 {
  background-color: #3f4e93;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f4e93 {
  border: 2px solid #3f4e93;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f4e93;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 78 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 40% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f4e93 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f4e93, #5a3f93);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f4e93 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 78 147 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.26 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.59 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.88 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.03 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.13 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.17 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.18 #c0b16c Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#3f4e93  rgb(63, 78, 147)  hsl(229, 40%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#93843f  rgb(147, 132, 63)  hsl(49, 40%, 41%)  Olive
#933f4e  rgb(147, 63, 78)  hsl(349, 40%, 41%)  Cordovan
#4e933f  rgb(78, 147, 63)  hsl(109, 40%, 41%)  Forest Green