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#044AAA

#044aaa ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#044aaa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 29.02% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.65% cyan, 56.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 214.7°, with 95.4% saturation and 34.12% 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 1.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0783

Complementary

  1. #044aaa
  2. #aa6404

Split complementary

  1. #044aaa
  2. #aa1104
  3. #9daa04

Analogous

  1. #049daa
  2. #044aaa
  3. #1104aa

Triadic

  1. #044aaa
  2. #aa044a
  3. #4aaa04

Tetradic

  1. #044aaa
  2. #6404aa
  3. #aa6404
  4. #4aaa04

Square

  1. #044aaa
  2. #aa049d
  3. #aa6404
  4. #04aa11

Monochromatic

  1. #000915
  2. #02295f
  3. #044aaa
  4. #066bf5
  5. #4c96fb

Shades

#044aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #044aaa
  2. #044399
  3. #033b88
  4. #033477
  5. #022c66
  6. #022555
  7. #021e44
  8. #011633
  9. #010f22
  10. #000711
  11. #000000

Tints

#044aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #044aaa
  2. #1d5cb3
  3. #366ebb
  4. #4f80c4
  5. #6892cc
  6. #82a5d5
  7. #9bb7dd
  8. #b4c9e6
  9. #cddbee
  10. #e6edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#044aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #044aaa
  2. #104fa6
  3. #1d55a2
  4. #295a9d
  5. #366099
  6. #426595
  7. #4e6a91
  8. #5b708d
  9. #677588
  10. #747b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4d7e ≈ 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-044aaa {
  color: #044aaa;
}
Background
.bg-044aaa {
  background-color: #044aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-044aaa {
  border: 2px solid #044aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #044aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 74 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 95% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-044aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #044aaa, #1104aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-044aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 74 170 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 1.07 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.15 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.73 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.17 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.47 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.52 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.58 #fbb555 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#044aaa  rgb(4, 74, 170)  hsl(215, 95%, 34%)  Cobalt Blue
#aa6404  rgb(170, 100, 4)  hsl(35, 95%, 34%)  Ginger
#aa044a  rgb(170, 4, 74)  hsl(335, 95%, 34%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4aaa04  rgb(74, 170, 4)  hsl(95, 95%, 34%)  Kelly Green