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#034BAD

#034bad ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#034bad 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 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.27% cyan, 56.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 214.59°, with 96.59% saturation and 34.51% 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 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 1.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0807

Complementary

  1. #034bad
  2. #ad6503

Split complementary

  1. #034bad
  2. #ad1003
  3. #a0ad03

Analogous

  1. #03a0ad
  2. #034bad
  3. #1003ad

Triadic

  1. #034bad
  2. #ad034b
  3. #4bad03

Tetradic

  1. #034bad
  2. #6503ad
  3. #ad6503
  4. #4bad03

Square

  1. #034bad
  2. #ad03a0
  3. #ad6503
  4. #03ad10

Monochromatic

  1. #000a17
  2. #022a62
  3. #034bad
  4. #046cf8
  5. #4d97fc

Shades

#034bad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #034bad
  2. #03449c
  3. #023c8a
  4. #023579
  5. #022d68
  6. #022657
  7. #011e45
  8. #011734
  9. #010f23
  10. #000811
  11. #000000

Tints

#034bad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #034bad
  2. #1c5db5
  3. #356fbd
  4. #4f81c6
  5. #6893ce
  6. #81a5d6
  7. #9ab7de
  8. #b3c9e6
  9. #cddbef
  10. #e6edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#034bad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #034bad
  2. #1050a9
  3. #1c56a4
  4. #295ba0
  5. #35609b
  6. #426697
  7. #4e6b92
  8. #5b708e
  9. #677589
  10. #747b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4e80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006474 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0053af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004aac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-034bad {
  color: #034bad;
}
Background
.bg-034bad {
  background-color: #034bad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-034bad {
  border: 2px solid #034bad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #034bad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 75 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 97% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-034bad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #034bad, #1003ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-034bad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 75 173 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 1.33 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.69 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.94 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.20 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.22 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.72 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.87 #fcb452 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#034bad  rgb(3, 75, 173)  hsl(215, 97%, 35%)  Cobalt Blue
#ad6503  rgb(173, 101, 3)  hsl(35, 97%, 35%)  Ginger
#ad034b  rgb(173, 3, 75)  hsl(335, 97%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4bad03  rgb(75, 173, 3)  hsl(95, 97%, 35%)  Kelly Green