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#034BA9

#034ba9 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#034ba9 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 29.41% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.22% cyan, 55.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 213.98°, with 96.51% saturation and 33.73% 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 8.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 1.51.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0792

Complementary

  1. #034ba9
  2. #a96103

Split complementary

  1. #034ba9
  2. #a90e03
  3. #9ea903

Analogous

  1. #039ea9
  2. #034ba9
  3. #0e03a9

Triadic

  1. #034ba9
  2. #a9034b
  3. #4ba903

Tetradic

  1. #034ba9
  2. #6103a9
  3. #a96103
  4. #4ba903

Square

  1. #034ba9
  2. #a9039e
  3. #a96103
  4. #03a90e

Monochromatic

  1. #000914
  2. #022a5e
  3. #034ba9
  4. #046cf4
  5. #4997fc

Shades

#034ba9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #034ba9
  2. #034498
  3. #023c87
  4. #023576
  5. #022d65
  6. #022655
  7. #011e44
  8. #011733
  9. #010f22
  10. #000811
  11. #000000

Tints

#034ba9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #034ba9
  2. #1c5db2
  3. #356fba
  4. #4f81c3
  5. #6893cb
  6. #81a5d4
  7. #9ab7dd
  8. #b3c9e5
  9. #cddbee
  10. #e6edf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#034ba9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #034ba9
  2. #1050a5
  3. #1c56a1
  4. #295b9d
  5. #356099
  6. #426695
  7. #4e6b90
  8. #5b708c
  9. #677588
  10. #747b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4e7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006372 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0052ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004aa8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005a8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-034ba9 {
  color: #034ba9;
}
Background
.bg-034ba9 {
  background-color: #034ba9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-034ba9 {
  border: 2px solid #034ba9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #034ba9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 75 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 97% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-034ba9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #034ba9, #0e03a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-034ba9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 75 169 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 1.51 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.03 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.38 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.27 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.62 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.83 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.89 #fcb456 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#034ba9  rgb(3, 75, 169)  hsl(214, 97%, 34%)  Cobalt Blue
#a96103  rgb(169, 97, 3)  hsl(34, 97%, 34%)  Ginger
#a9034b  rgb(169, 3, 75)  hsl(334, 97%, 34%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4ba903  rgb(75, 169, 3)  hsl(94, 97%, 34%)  Kelly Green