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#0442BA

#0442ba ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0442ba is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 25.88% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.85% cyan, 64.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 219.56°, with 95.79% saturation and 37.25% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0747

Complementary

  1. #0442ba
  2. #ba7c04

Split complementary

  1. #0442ba
  2. #ba2104
  3. #9dba04

Analogous

  1. #049dba
  2. #0442ba
  3. #2104ba

Triadic

  1. #0442ba
  2. #ba0442
  3. #42ba04

Tetradic

  1. #0442ba
  2. #7c04ba
  3. #ba7c04
  4. #42ba04

Square

  1. #0442ba
  2. #ba049d
  3. #ba7c04
  4. #04ba21

Monochromatic

  1. #010d24
  2. #02276f
  3. #0442ba
  4. #1160fa
  5. #5b92fb

Shades

#0442ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0442ba
  2. #043ba7
  3. #033595
  4. #032e82
  5. #022870
  6. #02215d
  7. #021a4a
  8. #011438
  9. #010d25
  10. #000713
  11. #000000

Tints

#0442ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0442ba
  2. #1d55c1
  3. #3668c8
  4. #4f7bcf
  5. #688ed6
  6. #82a1dd
  7. #9bb3e3
  8. #b4c6ea
  9. #cdd9f1
  10. #e6ecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0442ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0442ba
  2. #1048b4
  3. #1d4eae
  4. #2955a9
  5. #365ba3
  6. #42619d
  7. #4e6797
  8. #5b6d91
  9. #67748c
  10. #747a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4987 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006278 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ebc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0044b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005797 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0442ba {
  color: #0442ba;
}
Background
.bg-0442ba {
  background-color: #0442ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0442ba {
  border: 2px solid #0442ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0442ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 66 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 96% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0442ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0442ba, #2104ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0442ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 66 186 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.20 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.25 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.76 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.34 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.93 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.86 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.56 #fbbd45 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#0442ba  rgb(4, 66, 186)  hsl(220, 96%, 37%)  Cobalt Blue
#ba7c04  rgb(186, 124, 4)  hsl(40, 96%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ba0442  rgb(186, 4, 66)  hsl(340, 96%, 37%)  Vivid Burgundy
#42ba04  rgb(66, 186, 4)  hsl(100, 96%, 37%)  Kelly Green