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#024BAB

#024bab ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#024bab is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 29.41% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.83% cyan, 56.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 214.08°, with 97.69% 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 8.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 1.4.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0799

Complementary

  1. #024bab
  2. #ab6202

Split complementary

  1. #024bab
  2. #ab0d02
  3. #a0ab02

Analogous

  1. #02a0ab
  2. #024bab
  3. #0d02ab

Triadic

  1. #024bab
  2. #ab024b
  3. #4bab02

Tetradic

  1. #024bab
  2. #6202ab
  3. #ab6202
  4. #4bab02

Square

  1. #024bab
  2. #ab02a0
  3. #ab6202
  4. #02ab0d

Monochromatic

  1. #000914
  2. #012a5f
  3. #024bab
  4. #036cf7
  5. #4997fd

Shades

#024bab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #024bab
  2. #02449a
  3. #023c89
  4. #013578
  5. #012d67
  6. #012656
  7. #011e44
  8. #011733
  9. #000f22
  10. #000811
  11. #000000

Tints

#024bab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #024bab
  2. #1b5db3
  3. #356fbc
  4. #4e81c4
  5. #6793cd
  6. #81a5d5
  7. #9ab7dd
  8. #b3c9e6
  9. #ccdbee
  10. #e6edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#024bab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #024bab
  2. #0f50a7
  3. #1b56a2
  4. #285b9e
  5. #34609a
  6. #416696
  7. #4e6b91
  8. #5a708d
  9. #677589
  10. #737b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4e7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006373 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0053ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004aaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-024bab {
  color: #024bab;
}
Background
.bg-024bab {
  background-color: #024bab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-024bab {
  border: 2px solid #024bab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #024bab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 75 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 98% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-024bab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #024bab, #0d02ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-024bab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 75 171 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 1.40 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.86 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.64 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.22 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.44 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.82 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.88 #fdb454 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#024bab  rgb(2, 75, 171)  hsl(214, 98%, 34%)  Cobalt Blue
#ab6202  rgb(171, 98, 2)  hsl(34, 98%, 34%)  Ginger
#ab024b  rgb(171, 2, 75)  hsl(334, 98%, 34%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4bab02  rgb(75, 171, 2)  hsl(94, 98%, 34%)  Kelly Green