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#124AAA

#124aaa ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#124aaa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 29.02% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.41% cyan, 56.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 217.89°, with 80.85% saturation and 36.86% 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 8.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0793

Complementary

  1. #124aaa
  2. #aa7212

Split complementary

  1. #124aaa
  2. #aa2612
  3. #96aa12

Analogous

  1. #1296aa
  2. #124aaa
  3. #2612aa

Triadic

  1. #124aaa
  2. #aa124a
  3. #4aaa12

Tetradic

  1. #124aaa
  2. #7212aa
  3. #aa7212
  4. #4aaa12

Square

  1. #124aaa
  2. #aa1296
  3. #aa7212
  4. #12aa26

Monochromatic

  1. #030e20
  2. #0b2c65
  3. #124aaa
  4. #216ae7
  5. #6699ef

Shades

#124aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #124aaa
  2. #104399
  3. #0e3b88
  4. #0d3477
  5. #0b2c66
  6. #092555
  7. #071e44
  8. #051633
  9. #040f22
  10. #020711
  11. #000000

Tints

#124aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #124aaa
  2. #2a5cb3
  3. #416ebb
  4. #5980c4
  5. #7192cc
  6. #89a5d5
  7. #a0b7dd
  8. #b8c9e6
  9. #d0dbee
  10. #e7edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#124aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #124aaa
  2. #1d4fa6
  3. #2855a2
  4. #335a9d
  5. #3e6099
  6. #496595
  7. #546a91
  8. #5f708d
  9. #6a7588
  10. #757b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4d7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006272 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0052ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0049a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00598c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-124aaa {
  color: #124aaa;
}
Background
.bg-124aaa {
  background-color: #124aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-124aaa {
  border: 2px solid #124aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #124aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 74 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 81% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-124aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #124aaa, #2612aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-124aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 74 170 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 1.00 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.13 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.10 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.81 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.21 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.35 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.70 #edb555 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#124aaa  rgb(18, 74, 170)  hsl(218, 81%, 37%)  Cobalt Blue
#aa7212  rgb(170, 114, 18)  hsl(38, 81%, 37%)  Golden Brown
#aa124a  rgb(170, 18, 74)  hsl(338, 81%, 37%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4aaa12  rgb(74, 170, 18)  hsl(98, 81%, 37%)  Kelly Green