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#034CAA

#034caa ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#034caa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 29.8% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.24% cyan, 55.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 213.77°, with 96.53% saturation and 33.92% 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 8.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 1.8.

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Relative luminance0.0809

Complementary

  1. #034caa
  2. #aa6103

Split complementary

  1. #034caa
  2. #aa0d03
  3. #9faa03

Analogous

  1. #039faa
  2. #034caa
  3. #0d03aa

Triadic

  1. #034caa
  2. #aa034c
  3. #4caa03

Tetradic

  1. #034caa
  2. #6103aa
  3. #aa6103
  4. #4caa03

Square

  1. #034caa
  2. #aa039f
  3. #aa6103
  4. #03aa0d

Monochromatic

  1. #000914
  2. #022a5f
  3. #034caa
  4. #046ef5
  5. #4a98fc

Shades

#034caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #034caa
  2. #034499
  3. #023d88
  4. #023577
  5. #022e66
  6. #022655
  7. #011e44
  8. #011733
  9. #010f22
  10. #000811
  11. #000000

Tints

#034caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #034caa
  2. #1c5eb3
  3. #3570bb
  4. #4f82c4
  5. #6894cc
  6. #81a6d5
  7. #9ab7dd
  8. #b3c9e6
  9. #cddbee
  10. #e6edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#034caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #034caa
  2. #1051a6
  3. #1c56a2
  4. #295c9d
  5. #356199
  6. #426695
  7. #4e6b91
  8. #5b708d
  9. #677688
  10. #747b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4f7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004aa8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006473 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0053ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ba9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-034caa {
  color: #034caa;
}
Background
.bg-034caa {
  background-color: #034caa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-034caa {
  border: 2px solid #034caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #034caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 76 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 97% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-034caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #034caa, #0d03aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-034caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 76 170 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 1.80 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.76 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.35 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.92 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.52 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.85 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.22 #fcb355 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#034caa  rgb(3, 76, 170)  hsl(214, 97%, 34%)  Cobalt Blue
#aa6103  rgb(170, 97, 3)  hsl(34, 97%, 34%)  Ginger
#aa034c  rgb(170, 3, 76)  hsl(334, 97%, 34%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4caa03  rgb(76, 170, 3)  hsl(94, 97%, 34%)  Kelly Green