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#034BB5

#034bb5 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#034bb5 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 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.34% cyan, 58.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 215.73°, with 96.74% saturation and 36.08% 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 7.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 1.72.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0839

Complementary

  1. #034bb5
  2. #b56d03

Split complementary

  1. #034bb5
  2. #b51403
  3. #a4b503

Analogous

  1. #03a4b5
  2. #034bb5
  3. #1403b5

Triadic

  1. #034bb5
  2. #b5034b
  3. #4bb503

Tetradic

  1. #034bb5
  2. #6d03b5
  3. #b56d03
  4. #4bb503

Square

  1. #034bb5
  2. #b503a4
  3. #b56d03
  4. #03b514

Monochromatic

  1. #010d1f
  2. #022c6a
  3. #034bb5
  4. #0a6bfb
  5. #5599fc

Shades

#034bb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #034bb5
  2. #0344a3
  3. #023c91
  4. #02357f
  5. #022d6d
  6. #02265b
  7. #011e48
  8. #011736
  9. #010f24
  10. #000812
  11. #000000

Tints

#034bb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #034bb5
  2. #1c5dbc
  3. #356fc4
  4. #4f81cb
  5. #6893d3
  6. #81a5da
  7. #9ab7e1
  8. #b3c9e9
  9. #cddbf0
  10. #e6edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#034bb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #034bb5
  2. #1050b0
  3. #1c56aa
  4. #295ba5
  5. #3560a0
  6. #42669b
  7. #4e6b95
  8. #5b7090
  9. #67758b
  10. #747b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404f85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ab9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bb3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006678 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0054b7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004bb4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-034bb5 {
  color: #034bb5;
}
Background
.bg-034bb5 {
  background-color: #034bb5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-034bb5 {
  border: 2px solid #034bb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #034bb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 75 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 97% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-034bb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #034bb5, #1403b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-034bb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 75 181 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 1.72 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.31 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.06 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.54 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.19 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.51 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.99 #fcb44a Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#034bb5  rgb(3, 75, 181)  hsl(216, 97%, 36%)  Cobalt Blue
#b56d03  rgb(181, 109, 3)  hsl(36, 97%, 36%)  Ginger
#b5034b  rgb(181, 3, 75)  hsl(336, 97%, 36%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4bb503  rgb(75, 181, 3)  hsl(96, 97%, 36%)  Kelly Green