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#024AAA

#024aaa ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#024aaa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 29.02% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.82% cyan, 56.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 214.29°, with 97.67% saturation and 33.73% 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 8.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 1.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0781

Complementary

  1. #024aaa
  2. #aa6202

Split complementary

  1. #024aaa
  2. #aa0e02
  3. #9eaa02

Analogous

  1. #029eaa
  2. #024aaa
  3. #0e02aa

Triadic

  1. #024aaa
  2. #aa024a
  3. #4aaa02

Tetradic

  1. #024aaa
  2. #6202aa
  3. #aa6202
  4. #4aaa02

Square

  1. #024aaa
  2. #aa029e
  3. #aa6202
  4. #02aa0e

Monochromatic

  1. #000914
  2. #01295e
  3. #024aaa
  4. #036bf6
  5. #4896fd

Shades

#024aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #024aaa
  2. #024399
  3. #023b88
  4. #013477
  5. #012c66
  6. #012555
  7. #011e44
  8. #011633
  9. #000f22
  10. #000711
  11. #000000

Tints

#024aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #024aaa
  2. #1b5cb3
  3. #356ebb
  4. #4e80c4
  5. #6792cc
  6. #81a5d5
  7. #9ab7dd
  8. #b3c9e6
  9. #ccdbee
  10. #e6edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#024aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #024aaa
  2. #0f4fa6
  3. #1b55a2
  4. #285a9d
  5. #346099
  6. #416595
  7. #4e6a91
  8. #5a708d
  9. #677588
  10. #737b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d4d7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006272 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0052ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0049a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005a8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-024aaa {
  color: #024aaa;
}
Background
.bg-024aaa {
  background-color: #024aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-024aaa {
  border: 2px solid #024aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #024aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 74 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 98% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-024aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #024aaa, #0e02aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-024aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 74 170 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 1.10 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.16 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.69 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.21 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.51 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.54 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.56 #fdb555 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#024aaa  rgb(2, 74, 170)  hsl(214, 98%, 34%)  Cobalt Blue
#aa6202  rgb(170, 98, 2)  hsl(34, 98%, 34%)  Ginger
#aa024a  rgb(170, 2, 74)  hsl(334, 98%, 34%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4aaa02  rgb(74, 170, 2)  hsl(94, 98%, 34%)  Kelly Green