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#024ABA

#024aba ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#024aba is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 29.02% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.92% cyan, 60.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 216.52°, with 97.87% saturation and 36.86% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 2.18.

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Relative luminance0.0846

Complementary

  1. #024aba
  2. #ba7202

Split complementary

  1. #024aba
  2. #ba1602
  3. #a6ba02

Analogous

  1. #02a6ba
  2. #024aba
  3. #1602ba

Triadic

  1. #024aba
  2. #ba024a
  3. #4aba02

Tetradic

  1. #024aba
  2. #7202ba
  3. #ba7202
  4. #4aba02

Square

  1. #024aba
  2. #ba02a6
  3. #ba7202
  4. #02ba16

Monochromatic

  1. #000e23
  2. #012c6e
  3. #024aba
  4. #0c6afc
  5. #5899fd

Shades

#024aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #024aba
  2. #0243a7
  3. #023b95
  4. #013482
  5. #012c70
  6. #01255d
  7. #011e4a
  8. #011638
  9. #000f25
  10. #000713
  11. #000000

Tints

#024aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #024aba
  2. #1b5cc1
  3. #356ec8
  4. #4e80cf
  5. #6792d6
  6. #81a5dd
  7. #9ab7e3
  8. #b3c9ea
  9. #ccdbf1
  10. #e6edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#024aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #024aba
  2. #0f4fb4
  3. #1b55ae
  4. #285aa9
  5. #3460a3
  6. #41659d
  7. #4e6a97
  8. #5a7091
  9. #67758c
  10. #737b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404f88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005abe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00677b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0054bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ab9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-024aba {
  color: #024aba;
}
Background
.bg-024aba {
  background-color: #024aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-024aba {
  border: 2px solid #024aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #024aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 74 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-024aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #024aba, #1602ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-024aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 74 186 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.18 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.66 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.88 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.89 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.19 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.58 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.89 #fdb545 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#024aba  rgb(2, 74, 186)  hsl(217, 98%, 37%)  Cobalt Blue
#ba7202  rgb(186, 114, 2)  hsl(37, 98%, 37%)  Ginger
#ba024a  rgb(186, 2, 74)  hsl(337, 98%, 37%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4aba02  rgb(74, 186, 2)  hsl(97, 98%, 37%)  Kelly Green