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#03429D

#03429d ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#03429d is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 25.88% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.09% cyan, 57.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 215.45°, with 96.25% saturation and 31.37% 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 9.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 2.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0635

Complementary

  1. #03429d
  2. #9d5e03

Split complementary

  1. #03429d
  2. #9d1103
  3. #8f9d03

Analogous

  1. #038f9d
  2. #03429d
  3. #11039d

Triadic

  1. #03429d
  2. #9d0342
  3. #429d03

Tetradic

  1. #03429d
  2. #5e039d
  3. #9d5e03
  4. #429d03

Square

  1. #03429d
  2. #9d038f
  3. #9d5e03
  4. #039d11

Monochromatic

  1. #000814
  2. #022252
  3. #03429d
  4. #0462e8
  5. #3e8bfb

Shades

#03429d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #03429d
  2. #033b8d
  3. #02357e
  4. #022e6e
  5. #02285e
  6. #02214f
  7. #011a3f
  8. #01142f
  9. #010d1f
  10. #000710
  11. #000000

Tints

#03429d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #03429d
  2. #1c55a7
  3. #3568b1
  4. #4f7bba
  5. #688ec4
  6. #81a1ce
  7. #9ab3d8
  8. #b3c6e2
  9. #cdd9eb
  10. #e6ecf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#03429d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #03429d
  2. #10489a
  3. #1c4e97
  4. #295594
  5. #355b91
  6. #42618f
  7. #4e678c
  8. #5b6d89
  9. #677486
  10. #747a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #374573 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ea0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00419b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005969 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004a9f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00419c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005181 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-03429d {
  color: #03429d;
}
Background
.bg-03429d {
  background-color: #03429d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-03429d {
  border: 2px solid #03429d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #03429d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 66 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 96% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-03429d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #03429d, #11039d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-03429d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 66 157 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.26 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.58 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.98 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.55 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.99 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.49 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.37 #fcbd62 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#03429d  rgb(3, 66, 157)  hsl(215, 96%, 31%)  Cobalt Blue
#9d5e03  rgb(157, 94, 3)  hsl(35, 96%, 31%)  Golden Brown
#9d0342  rgb(157, 3, 66)  hsl(335, 96%, 31%)  Claret
#429d03  rgb(66, 157, 3)  hsl(95, 96%, 31%)  Islamic Green