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#254792

#254792 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#254792 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 27.84% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.66% cyan, 51.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 221.28°, with 59.56% saturation and 35.88% 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 8.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.52.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0698

Complementary

  1. #254792
  2. #927025

Split complementary

  1. #254792
  2. #923925
  3. #7d9225

Analogous

  1. #257d92
  2. #254792
  3. #392592

Triadic

  1. #254792
  2. #922547
  3. #479225

Tetradic

  1. #254792
  2. #702592
  3. #927025
  4. #479225

Square

  1. #254792
  2. #92257d
  3. #927025
  4. #259239

Monochromatic

  1. #060c18
  2. #162955
  3. #254792
  4. #3766cc
  5. #7495dc

Shades

#254792 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #254792
  2. #214083
  3. #1e3975
  4. #1a3266
  5. #162b58
  6. #132449
  7. #0f1c3a
  8. #0b152c
  9. #070e1d
  10. #04070f
  11. #000000

Tints

#254792 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #254792
  2. #3b599d
  3. #516ca8
  4. #667eb3
  5. #7c91be
  6. #92a3c9
  7. #a8b5d3
  8. #bec8de
  9. #d3dae9
  10. #e9edf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#254792 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #254792
  2. #2e4d90
  3. #37528e
  4. #40588d
  5. #495e8b
  6. #536489
  7. #5c6987
  8. #656f85
  9. #6e7584
  10. #777a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f496e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a5095 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004690 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005965 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f4d94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0f4691 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00527a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-254792 {
  color: #254792;
}
Background
.bg-254792 {
  background-color: #254792;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-254792 {
  border: 2px solid #254792;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #254792;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 71 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 60% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-254792 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #254792, #392592);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-254792 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 71 146 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.52 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.83 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.07 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.61 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.19 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.97 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.41 #dab86d Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#254792  rgb(37, 71, 146)  hsl(221, 60%, 36%)  Cobalt Blue
#927025  rgb(146, 112, 37)  hsl(41, 60%, 36%)  Golden Brown
#922547  rgb(146, 37, 71)  hsl(341, 60%, 36%)  Claret
#479225  rgb(71, 146, 37)  hsl(101, 60%, 36%)  Forest Green