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#374DAD

#374dad ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#374dad is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.57% red, 30.2% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.21% cyan, 55.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 228.81°, with 51.75% saturation and 44.71% 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 7.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.0914

Complementary

  1. #374dad
  2. #ad9737

Split complementary

  1. #374dad
  2. #ad5c37
  3. #88ad37

Analogous

  1. #3788ad
  2. #374dad
  3. #5c37ad

Triadic

  1. #374dad
  2. #ad374d
  3. #4dad37

Tetradic

  1. #374dad
  2. #9737ad
  3. #ad9737
  4. #4dad37

Square

  1. #374dad
  2. #ad3788
  3. #ad9737
  4. #37ad5c

Monochromatic

  1. #121939
  2. #253373
  3. #374dad
  4. #6377cd
  5. #9daae0

Shades

#374dad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #374dad
  2. #32459c
  3. #2c3e8a
  4. #273679
  5. #212e68
  6. #1c2757
  7. #161f45
  8. #111734
  9. #0b0f23
  10. #060811
  11. #000000

Tints

#374dad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #374dad
  2. #4b5fb5
  3. #5f71bd
  4. #7382c6
  5. #8794ce
  6. #9ba6d6
  7. #afb8de
  8. #c3cae6
  9. #d7dbef
  10. #ebedf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#374dad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #374dad
  2. #3e52a9
  3. #4657a4
  4. #4d5ca0
  5. #54619b
  6. #5c6797
  7. #636c92
  8. #6a718e
  9. #717689
  10. #797b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5282 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006475 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2056af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0f4fac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005c8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-374dad {
  color: #374dad;
}
Background
.bg-374dad {
  background-color: #374dad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-374dad {
  border: 2px solid #374dad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #374dad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 77 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 52% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-374dad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #374dad, #5c37ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-374dad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 77 173 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.11 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.26 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.10 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.40 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.86 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.51 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.60 #c8b252 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#374dad  rgb(55, 77, 173)  hsl(229, 52%, 45%)  Cobalt Blue
#ad9737  rgb(173, 151, 55)  hsl(49, 52%, 45%)  Brass
#ad374d  rgb(173, 55, 77)  hsl(349, 52%, 45%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4dad37  rgb(77, 173, 55)  hsl(109, 52%, 45%)  Kelly Green