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#044DAE

#044dae ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#044dae is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 30.2% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.7% cyan, 55.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 214.24°, with 95.51% saturation and 34.9% 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 7.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 2.01.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0839

Complementary

  1. #044dae
  2. #ae6504

Split complementary

  1. #044dae
  2. #ae1004
  3. #a2ae04

Analogous

  1. #04a2ae
  2. #044dae
  3. #1004ae

Triadic

  1. #044dae
  2. #ae044d
  3. #4dae04

Tetradic

  1. #044dae
  2. #6504ae
  3. #ae6504
  4. #4dae04

Square

  1. #044dae
  2. #ae04a2
  3. #ae6504
  4. #04ae10

Monochromatic

  1. #010b18
  2. #022c63
  3. #044dae
  4. #066ef9
  5. #5099fb

Shades

#044dae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #044dae
  2. #04459d
  3. #033e8b
  4. #03367a
  5. #022e68
  6. #022757
  7. #021f46
  8. #011734
  9. #010f23
  10. #000811
  11. #000000

Tints

#044dae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #044dae
  2. #1d5fb6
  3. #3671be
  4. #4f82c6
  5. #6894ce
  6. #82a6d7
  7. #9bb8df
  8. #b4cae7
  9. #cddbef
  10. #e6edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#044dae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #044dae
  2. #1052a9
  3. #1d57a5
  4. #295ca0
  5. #36619c
  6. #426797
  7. #4e6c92
  8. #5b718e
  9. #677689
  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 #405081 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006576 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0055b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004cad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-044dae {
  color: #044dae;
}
Background
.bg-044dae {
  background-color: #044dae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-044dae {
  border: 2px solid #044dae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #044dae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 77 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 96% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-044dae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #044dae, #1004ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-044dae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 77 174 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.01 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.18 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.81 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.54 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.38 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.78 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.39 #fbb251 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#044dae  rgb(4, 77, 174)  hsl(214, 96%, 35%)  Cobalt Blue
#ae6504  rgb(174, 101, 4)  hsl(34, 96%, 35%)  Ginger
#ae044d  rgb(174, 4, 77)  hsl(334, 96%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4dae04  rgb(77, 174, 4)  hsl(94, 96%, 35%)  Kelly Green