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#033EAD

#033ead ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#033ead is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 24.31% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.27% cyan, 64.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 219.18°, with 96.59% saturation and 34.51% 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 9.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.25.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0648

Complementary

  1. #033ead
  2. #ad7203

Split complementary

  1. #033ead
  2. #ad1d03
  3. #93ad03

Analogous

  1. #0393ad
  2. #033ead
  3. #1d03ad

Triadic

  1. #033ead
  2. #ad033e
  3. #3ead03

Tetradic

  1. #033ead
  2. #7203ad
  3. #ad7203
  4. #3ead03

Square

  1. #033ead
  2. #ad0393
  3. #ad7203
  4. #03ad1d

Monochromatic

  1. #000817
  2. #022362
  3. #033ead
  4. #0459f8
  5. #4d8afc

Shades

#033ead mixed progressively with black.

  1. #033ead
  2. #03389c
  3. #02328a
  4. #022b79
  5. #022568
  6. #021f57
  7. #011945
  8. #011334
  9. #010c23
  10. #000611
  11. #000000

Tints

#033ead mixed progressively with white.

  1. #033ead
  2. #1c51b5
  3. #3565bd
  4. #4f78c6
  5. #688bce
  6. #819fd6
  7. #9ab2de
  8. #b3c5e6
  9. #cdd8ef
  10. #e6ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#033ead mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #033ead
  2. #1045a9
  3. #1c4ba4
  4. #2952a0
  5. #35589b
  6. #425f97
  7. #4e6692
  8. #5b6c8e
  9. #677389
  10. #747985
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #38447d ≈ 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-033ead {
  color: #033ead;
}
Background
.bg-033ead {
  background-color: #033ead;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-033ead {
  border: 2px solid #033ead;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #033ead;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 62 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 97% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-033ead {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #033ead, #1d03ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-033ead {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 62 173 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.25 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.26 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.39 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.99 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.54 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.29 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.44 #fcc152 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#033ead  rgb(3, 62, 173)  hsl(219, 97%, 35%)  Cobalt Blue
#ad7203  rgb(173, 114, 3)  hsl(39, 97%, 35%)  Ginger
#ad033e  rgb(173, 3, 62)  hsl(339, 97%, 35%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3ead03  rgb(62, 173, 3)  hsl(99, 97%, 35%)  Kelly Green