Cobalt Velvet Vivid — #1C51BA Hex Color Code

RGB

rgb(28, 81, 186)

HSL

hsl(220, 74%, 42%)

Metrics

S 74% · L 42%

Contrast (WCAG)

on white

7.2:1AA

on black

2.9:1Fail

Recent trail

About this color

Cobalt Velvet Vivid (#1C51BA) belongs to the blue family — hue 220°, 74% saturation, 42% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS

:root {
  --colorarchive-cobalt-velvet-vivid: #1C51BA; /* hsl(220, 74%, 42%) */
}

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Lighter companion

Cobalt Core Vivid

#205CD5 · hsl(220, 74%, 48%)

Darker companion

Cobalt Dusk Vivid

#174197 · hsl(220, 74%, 34%)

Complementary counterpoint

Apricot Velvet Vivid

#BA861C · hsl(40, 74%, 42%)

Analogous lead

Iris Velvet Vivid

#1C1CBA · hsl(240, 74%, 42%)

Analogous echo

Azure Velvet Vivid

#1C86BA · hsl(200, 74%, 42%)

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Base: Cobalt Velvet Vivid #1C51BA
Lighter companion: Cobalt Core Vivid #205CD5
Darker companion: Cobalt Dusk Vivid #174197
Complementary counterpoint: Apricot Velvet Vivid #BA861C
Analogous lead: Iris Velvet Vivid #1C1CBA
Analogous echo: Azure Velvet Vivid #1C86BA