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#004AA9

#004aa9 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#004aa9 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 29.02% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 56.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 213.73°, with 100% saturation and 33.14% 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 8.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 1.21.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0776

Complementary

  1. #004aa9
  2. #a95f00

Split complementary

  1. #004aa9
  2. #a90b00
  3. #9fa900

Analogous

  1. #009fa9
  2. #004aa9
  3. #0b00a9

Triadic

  1. #004aa9
  2. #a9004a
  3. #4aa900

Tetradic

  1. #004aa9
  2. #5f00a9
  3. #a95f00
  4. #4aa900

Square

  1. #004aa9
  2. #a9009f
  3. #a95f00
  4. #00a90b

Monochromatic

  1. #000914
  2. #00295d
  3. #004aa9
  4. #006bf6
  5. #4395ff

Shades

#004aa9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #004aa9
  2. #004398
  3. #003b87
  4. #003476
  5. #002c65
  6. #002555
  7. #001e44
  8. #001633
  9. #000f22
  10. #000711
  11. #000000

Tints

#004aa9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #004aa9
  2. #1a5cb2
  3. #336eba
  4. #4d80c3
  5. #6692cb
  6. #80a5d4
  7. #99b7dd
  8. #b3c9e5
  9. #ccdbee
  10. #e6edf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#004aa9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #004aa9
  2. #0d4fa5
  3. #1a55a1
  4. #265a9d
  5. #336099
  6. #406595
  7. #4d6a90
  8. #5a708c
  9. #667588
  10. #737b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d4d7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006272 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0051ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0049a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00598b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-004aa9 {
  color: #004aa9;
}
Background
.bg-004aa9 {
  background-color: #004aa9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-004aa9 {
  border: 2px solid #004aa9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #004aa9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 74 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-004aa9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #004aa9, #0b00a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-004aa9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 74 169 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 1.21 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.25 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.51 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.37 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.57 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.58 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.60 #ffb556 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#004aa9  rgb(0, 74, 169)  hsl(214, 100%, 33%)  Cobalt Blue
#a95f00  rgb(169, 95, 0)  hsl(34, 100%, 33%)  Ginger
#a9004a  rgb(169, 0, 74)  hsl(334, 100%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4aa900  rgb(74, 169, 0)  hsl(94, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green