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#36498F

#36498f ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#36498f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.24% cyan, 48.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 227.19°, with 45.18% saturation and 38.63% 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 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 5.33.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0753

Complementary

  1. #36498f
  2. #8f7c36

Split complementary

  1. #36498f
  2. #8f5036
  3. #768f36

Analogous

  1. #36768f
  2. #36498f
  3. #50368f

Triadic

  1. #36498f
  2. #8f3649
  3. #498f36

Tetradic

  1. #36498f
  2. #7c368f
  3. #8f7c36
  4. #498f36

Square

  1. #36498f
  2. #8f3676
  3. #8f7c36
  4. #368f50

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1020
  2. #212d57
  3. #36498f
  4. #536abe
  5. #8b9ad3

Shades

#36498f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36498f
  2. #314281
  3. #2b3a72
  4. #263364
  5. #202c56
  6. #1b2548
  7. #161d39
  8. #10162b
  9. #0b0f1d
  10. #05070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#36498f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36498f
  2. #4a5b9a
  3. #5e6da5
  4. #7280b1
  5. #8692bc
  6. #9ba4c7
  7. #afb6d2
  8. #c3c8dd
  9. #d7dbe9
  10. #ebedf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36498f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36498f
  2. #3d4f8e
  3. #45548c
  4. #4c5a8b
  5. #545f89
  6. #5b6588
  7. #626a86
  8. #6a7085
  9. #717583
  10. #797b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #454c6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #265292 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #164a8e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005965 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d4e91 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #26498e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #195378 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36498f {
  color: #36498f;
}
Background
.bg-36498f {
  background-color: #36498f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-36498f {
  border: 2px solid #36498f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36498f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 73 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 45% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36498f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36498f, #50368f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36498f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 73 143 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.33 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.74 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.60 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.12 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.58 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.88 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.43 #c9b670 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#36498f  rgb(54, 73, 143)  hsl(227, 45%, 39%)  Cobalt Blue
#8f7c36  rgb(143, 124, 54)  hsl(47, 45%, 39%)  Olive
#8f3649  rgb(143, 54, 73)  hsl(347, 45%, 39%)  Cordovan
#498f36  rgb(73, 143, 54)  hsl(107, 45%, 39%)  Forest Green