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#014AAA

#014aaa ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#014aaa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 29.02% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.41% cyan, 56.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 214.08°, with 98.83% saturation and 33.53% 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 8.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 1.12.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0781

Complementary

  1. #014aaa
  2. #aa6101

Split complementary

  1. #014aaa
  2. #aa0c01
  3. #9faa01

Analogous

  1. #019faa
  2. #014aaa
  3. #0c01aa

Triadic

  1. #014aaa
  2. #aa014a
  3. #4aaa01

Tetradic

  1. #014aaa
  2. #6101aa
  3. #aa6101
  4. #4aaa01

Square

  1. #014aaa
  2. #aa019f
  3. #aa6101
  4. #01aa0c

Monochromatic

  1. #000914
  2. #01295e
  3. #014aaa
  4. #016bf6
  5. #4696fe

Shades

#014aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #014aaa
  2. #014399
  3. #013b88
  4. #013477
  5. #012c66
  6. #012555
  7. #001e44
  8. #001633
  9. #000f22
  10. #000711
  11. #000000

Tints

#014aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #014aaa
  2. #1a5cb3
  3. #346ebb
  4. #4d80c4
  5. #6792cc
  6. #80a5d5
  7. #99b7dd
  8. #b3c9e6
  9. #ccdbee
  10. #e6edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#014aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #014aaa
  2. #0e4fa6
  3. #1a55a2
  4. #275a9d
  5. #346099
  6. #416595
  7. #4d6a91
  8. #5a708d
  9. #677588
  10. #737b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d4d7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006272 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0052ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0049a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005a8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-014aaa {
  color: #014aaa;
}
Background
.bg-014aaa {
  background-color: #014aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-014aaa {
  border: 2px solid #014aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #014aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 74 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 99% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-014aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #014aaa, #0c01aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-014aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 74 170 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 1.12 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.16 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.67 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.24 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.53 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.55 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.56 #feb555 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#014aaa  rgb(1, 74, 170)  hsl(214, 99%, 34%)  Cobalt Blue
#aa6101  rgb(170, 97, 1)  hsl(34, 99%, 34%)  Ginger
#aa014a  rgb(170, 1, 74)  hsl(334, 99%, 34%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4aaa01  rgb(74, 170, 1)  hsl(94, 99%, 34%)  Kelly Green