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#003EAD

#003ead ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#003ead is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 24.31% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 64.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 218.5°, with 100% saturation and 33.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.2.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0646

Complementary

  1. #003ead
  2. #ad6f00

Split complementary

  1. #003ead
  2. #ad1900
  3. #94ad00

Analogous

  1. #0094ad
  2. #003ead
  3. #1900ad

Triadic

  1. #003ead
  2. #ad003e
  3. #3ead00

Tetradic

  1. #003ead
  2. #6f00ad
  3. #ad6f00
  4. #3ead00

Square

  1. #003ead
  2. #ad0094
  3. #ad6f00
  4. #00ad19

Monochromatic

  1. #000714
  2. #002360
  3. #003ead
  4. #0059f9
  5. #4789ff

Shades

#003ead mixed progressively with black.

  1. #003ead
  2. #00389c
  3. #00328a
  4. #002b79
  5. #002568
  6. #001f57
  7. #001945
  8. #001334
  9. #000c23
  10. #000611
  11. #000000

Tints

#003ead mixed progressively with white.

  1. #003ead
  2. #1a51b5
  3. #3365bd
  4. #4d78c6
  5. #668bce
  6. #809fd6
  7. #99b2de
  8. #b3c5e6
  9. #ccd8ef
  10. #e6ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#003ead mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #003ead
  2. #0d45a9
  3. #1a4ba4
  4. #2652a0
  5. #33589b
  6. #405f97
  7. #4d6692
  8. #5a6c8e
  9. #667389
  10. #737985
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #37447d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00518c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-003ead {
  color: #003ead;
}
Background
.bg-003ead {
  background-color: #003ead;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-003ead {
  border: 2px solid #003ead;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #003ead;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 62 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-003ead {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #003ead, #1900ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-003ead {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 62 173 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.20 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.30 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.47 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.99 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.52 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.24 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.54 #ffc152 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#003ead  rgb(0, 62, 173)  hsl(219, 100%, 34%)  Cobalt Blue
#ad6f00  rgb(173, 111, 0)  hsl(39, 100%, 34%)  Ginger
#ad003e  rgb(173, 0, 62)  hsl(339, 100%, 34%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3ead00  rgb(62, 173, 0)  hsl(99, 100%, 34%)  Kelly Green