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#034ABA

#034aba ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#034aba is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 29.02% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.39% cyan, 60.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 216.72°, with 96.83% saturation and 37.06% 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 2.19.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0846

Complementary

  1. #034aba
  2. #ba7303

Split complementary

  1. #034aba
  2. #ba1703
  3. #a6ba03

Analogous

  1. #03a6ba
  2. #034aba
  3. #1703ba

Triadic

  1. #034aba
  2. #ba034a
  3. #4aba03

Tetradic

  1. #034aba
  2. #7303ba
  3. #ba7303
  4. #4aba03

Square

  1. #034aba
  2. #ba03a6
  3. #ba7303
  4. #03ba17

Monochromatic

  1. #010e23
  2. #022c6f
  3. #034aba
  4. #0e6afb
  5. #5a99fc

Shades

#034aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #034aba
  2. #0343a7
  3. #023b95
  4. #023482
  5. #022c70
  6. #02255d
  7. #011e4a
  8. #011638
  9. #010f25
  10. #000713
  11. #000000

Tints

#034aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #034aba
  2. #1c5cc1
  3. #356ec8
  4. #4f80cf
  5. #6892d6
  6. #81a5dd
  7. #9ab7e3
  8. #b3c9ea
  9. #cddbf1
  10. #e6edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#034aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #034aba
  2. #104fb4
  3. #1c55ae
  4. #295aa9
  5. #3560a3
  6. #42659d
  7. #4e6a97
  8. #5b7091
  9. #67758c
  10. #747b86
  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-034aba {
  color: #034aba;
}
Background
.bg-034aba {
  background-color: #034aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-034aba {
  border: 2px solid #034aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #034aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 74 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 97% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-034aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #034aba, #1703ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-034aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 74 186 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.19 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.67 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.88 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.90 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.18 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.59 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.89 #fcb545 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#034aba  rgb(3, 74, 186)  hsl(217, 97%, 37%)  Cobalt Blue
#ba7303  rgb(186, 115, 3)  hsl(37, 97%, 37%)  Ginger
#ba034a  rgb(186, 3, 74)  hsl(337, 97%, 37%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4aba03  rgb(74, 186, 3)  hsl(97, 97%, 37%)  Kelly Green