Information about Cosmic Cobalt color

#2E2D88 - Cosmic Cobalt color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2E2D88, known as "Cosmic Cobalt", falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(46, 45, 136) — 18% red, 17.6% green, 53.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 35 / 36 / 0 / 47. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #2E2D88 reads as a clearly saturated deep-sea blue and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Picotee Blue (#2E2787). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Blue Whale (#342D7E) and Filmpro Digital Blue (#2D2480).

The recipe behind #2E2D88 is rgb(46, 45, 136), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2E2D88: 11.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Cosmic Cobalt" in the Register.

Cosmic Cobalt color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Cosmic Cobalt color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Cosmic Cobalt

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2E2D88
  • RGB46, 45, 136
  • CMYK35, 36, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(46, 45, 136)
  • HSL241°, 50%, 35%
  • HSL Precise240.659°, 50.276%, 35.49%
  • HSV241°, 67%, 53%
  • HSB241°, 67%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.180, 0.176, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.180, 0.176, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.180, 0.176, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2E2D88
  • DECIMAL ID3026312
  • Name Length13
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