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#36498E

#36498e ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#36498e 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 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.97% cyan, 48.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 227.05°, with 44.9% saturation and 38.43% 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 5.44.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.075

Complementary

  1. #36498e
  2. #8e7b36

Split complementary

  1. #36498e
  2. #8e4f36
  3. #758e36

Analogous

  1. #36758e
  2. #36498e
  3. #4f368e

Triadic

  1. #36498e
  2. #8e3649
  3. #498e36

Tetradic

  1. #36498e
  2. #7b368e
  3. #8e7b36
  4. #498e36

Square

  1. #36498e
  2. #8e3675
  3. #8e7b36
  4. #368e4f

Monochromatic

  1. #0c101f
  2. #212d57
  3. #36498e
  4. #536abe
  5. #8a9ad3

Shades

#36498e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36498e
  2. #314280
  3. #2b3a72
  4. #263363
  5. #202c55
  6. #1b2547
  7. #161d39
  8. #10162b
  9. #0b0f1c
  10. #05070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#36498e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36498e
  2. #4a5b99
  3. #5e6da5
  4. #7280b0
  5. #8692bb
  6. #9ba4c7
  7. #afb6d2
  8. #c3c8dd
  9. #d7dbe8
  10. #ebedf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36498e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36498e
  2. #3d4f8d
  3. #45548b
  4. #4c5a8a
  5. #545f88
  6. #5b6587
  7. #626a86
  8. #6a7084
  9. #717583
  10. #797b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #454c6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #275291 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #184a8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005964 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e4e90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #27498d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a5377 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36498e {
  color: #36498e;
}
Background
.bg-36498e {
  background-color: #36498e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-36498e {
  border: 2px solid #36498e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36498e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 73 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 45% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36498e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36498e, #4f368e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36498e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 73 142 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.44 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.73 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.63 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.22 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.64 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.98 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.57 #c9b671 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#36498e  rgb(54, 73, 142)  hsl(227, 45%, 38%)  Cobalt Blue
#8e7b36  rgb(142, 123, 54)  hsl(47, 45%, 38%)  Olive
#8e3649  rgb(142, 54, 73)  hsl(347, 45%, 38%)  Cordovan
#498e36  rgb(73, 142, 54)  hsl(107, 45%, 38%)  Forest Green