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#034ABE

#034abe ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#034abe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.42% cyan, 61.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 217.22°, with 96.89% saturation and 37.84% 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 7.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 2.72.

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Relative luminance0.0863

Complementary

  1. #034abe
  2. #be7703

Split complementary

  1. #034abe
  2. #be1a03
  3. #a7be03

Analogous

  1. #03a7be
  2. #034abe
  3. #1a03be

Triadic

  1. #034abe
  2. #be034a
  3. #4abe03

Tetradic

  1. #034abe
  2. #7703be
  3. #be7703
  4. #4abe03

Square

  1. #034abe
  2. #be03a7
  3. #be7703
  4. #03be1a

Monochromatic

  1. #010f27
  2. #022d73
  3. #034abe
  4. #126bfb
  5. #5e9afc

Shades

#034abe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #034abe
  2. #0343ab
  3. #023b98
  4. #023485
  5. #022c72
  6. #02255f
  7. #011e4c
  8. #011639
  9. #010f26
  10. #000713
  11. #000000

Tints

#034abe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #034abe
  2. #1c5cc5
  3. #356ecb
  4. #4f80d2
  5. #6892d8
  6. #81a5df
  7. #9ab7e5
  8. #b3c9ec
  9. #cddbf2
  10. #e6edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#034abe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #034abe
  2. #104fb8
  3. #1c55b2
  4. #295aab
  5. #3560a5
  6. #42659f
  7. #4e6a99
  8. #5b7093
  9. #67758c
  10. #747b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #414f8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00687d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0055c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004bbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005e9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-034abe {
  color: #034abe;
}
Background
.bg-034abe {
  background-color: #034abe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-034abe {
  border: 2px solid #034abe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #034abe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 74 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 97% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-034abe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #034abe, #1a03be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-034abe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 74 190 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.72 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.82 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.69 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.43 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.25 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.67 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.95 #fcb541 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#034abe  rgb(3, 74, 190)  hsl(217, 97%, 38%)  Cobalt Blue
#be7703  rgb(190, 119, 3)  hsl(37, 97%, 38%)  Ochre
#be034a  rgb(190, 3, 74)  hsl(337, 97%, 38%)  Cardinal
#4abe03  rgb(74, 190, 3)  hsl(97, 97%, 38%)  Kelly Green