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#034BAC

#034bac ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#034bac 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 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.26% cyan, 56.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 214.44°, with 96.57% saturation and 34.31% 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 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 1.35.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0803

Complementary

  1. #034bac
  2. #ac6403

Split complementary

  1. #034bac
  2. #ac1003
  3. #9fac03

Analogous

  1. #039fac
  2. #034bac
  3. #1003ac

Triadic

  1. #034bac
  2. #ac034b
  3. #4bac03

Tetradic

  1. #034bac
  2. #6403ac
  3. #ac6403
  4. #4bac03

Square

  1. #034bac
  2. #ac039f
  3. #ac6403
  4. #03ac10

Monochromatic

  1. #000916
  2. #022a61
  3. #034bac
  4. #046cf7
  5. #4c97fc

Shades

#034bac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #034bac
  2. #03449b
  3. #023c8a
  4. #023578
  5. #022d67
  6. #022656
  7. #011e45
  8. #011734
  9. #010f22
  10. #000811
  11. #000000

Tints

#034bac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #034bac
  2. #1c5db4
  3. #356fbd
  4. #4f81c5
  5. #6893cd
  6. #81a5d6
  7. #9ab7de
  8. #b3c9e6
  9. #cddbee
  10. #e6edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#034bac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #034bac
  2. #1050a8
  3. #1c56a3
  4. #295b9f
  5. #35609a
  6. #426696
  7. #4e6b92
  8. #5b708d
  9. #677589
  10. #747b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4e7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006474 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0053ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004aab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-034bac {
  color: #034bac;
}
Background
.bg-034bac {
  background-color: #034bac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-034bac {
  border: 2px solid #034bac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #034bac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 75 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 97% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-034bac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #034bac, #1003ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-034bac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 75 172 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 1.35 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.77 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.80 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.21 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.32 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.76 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.87 #fcb453 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#034bac  rgb(3, 75, 172)  hsl(214, 97%, 34%)  Cobalt Blue
#ac6403  rgb(172, 100, 3)  hsl(34, 97%, 34%)  Ginger
#ac034b  rgb(172, 3, 75)  hsl(334, 97%, 34%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4bac03  rgb(75, 172, 3)  hsl(94, 97%, 34%)  Kelly Green