What colors make Cobalt Blue?
On this page, you will find the Cobalt Blue Hex, RGB, Hue Saturation Light (HSL), and CMYK color codes. We also include shades and variations of Cobalt Blue, color palettes, and related colors.
Cobalt Blue color code
The Cobalt Blue hex code is #0047AB. The Cobalt Blue hex code can be quantified in RGB values which represent the amount of Red, Green and Blue color channels. The RGB value is an estimated amount of red, green, and blue color to create the color Cobalt Blue. The RGB estimate is:
- Red: #00 in Hex amounts to 0%
- Green: #47 in Hex amounts to 28%
- Blue: #AB in Hex amounts to 67%
Cobalt Blue in HSL
HSL is an acronym which stands for Hue, Saturation, and Lightness. HSL was developed for television and standardized for computer displays.
Hue is the perceived color name. Saturation is the "colorfulness" relative to the color's brightness. Brightness is our human eye's quantifed perception of the spectral light distribution. Lightness is the color brightness relative to a perceived similarly illuminated white.
Brightness and "colorfulness" are absolute measures, while Lightness and and Saturation are relative measures.
Cobalt Blue is 215deg, 100%, 34% HSL.
- Hue: 215deg
- Saturation: 100%
- Light: 34%
Cobalt Blue color in CMYK color model
The CMYK color model is commonly used in printing. The CMYK acronym stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key. Where key is black. Since the black color is the absence of light, the CMYK is a subtractive color model. White light minus red is cyan, minus green is magenta, minus blue is yellow.
Cobalt Blue is 100% 58% 0% 33% CMYK.
- Cyan: 100%
- Magenta: 58%
- Yellow: 0%
- Key (or Black): 33%
Different shades of Cobalt Blue
According to its HSL value, Cobalt Blue contains about 34% of brightness.
Below are the all the values in HEX, HSL and CMYK color spaces for each shade variations:
- Hex HSL CMYK
- #CCE1FE 215deg, 100%, 90% 19%, 11%, 0%, 99%
- #99C3FF 215deg, 100%, 80% 40%, 23%, 0%, 99%
- #65A5FF 215deg, 100%, 70% 59%, 35%, 0%, 99%
- #3287FF 215deg, 100%, 60% 80%, 46%, 0%, 99%
- #0069FF 215deg, 100%, 50% 100%, 58%, 0%, 99%
- #0054CC 215deg, 100%, 40% 100%, 58%, 0%, 99%
- #003F99 215deg, 100%, 30% 100%, 58%, 0%, 99%
- #002A66 215deg, 100%, 20% 100%, 58%, 0%, 99%
- #001533 215deg, 100%, 10% 100%, 58%, 0%, 99%
Accessibility tips when using the color Cobalt Blue
Ensure your content remains available to the broadest possible audience. Make sure the text color has enough contrast with its background. When using Cobalt Blue on text, we recommend you use white for the background.
The reason Cobalt Blue contrasts better with a white background is because Cobalt Blue has a degree of brightness of 34% which provides better contrast on a bright background.
The Cobalt Blue color palette hex codes.
There are a few color palettes available when working with Cobalt Blue, but below is our favorite:
- Heartbeat
#AA0000 - Cookie Dough
#AB7100 - Yoshi
#55AA00 - Hedge Garden
#00AA11 - Billiard
#00AA92 - Bohemian Blue
#0000AA
By interpolating Hue and Saturation values, we can also generate great color palettes inspired from Cobalt Blue
- Silver Chalice
#ACACAC - Grullo
#A99A86 - Gallant Green
#99AA66 - Leapfrog
#41A94F - Jungle Green
#29AB87 - Bohemian Blue
#0000AA
Below is a series of palettes generated from the color Cobalt Blue:
Palette variances of 3 colors:
- #3900AB
- #0046AB
- #00AB8E
- #0046AB
- #00AB0E
- #AB6300
- #0046AB
- #41AB00
- #AB003B
Palette variances of 4 colors:
- #0046AB
- #00AB2D
- #ABA200
- #AB003E
- #8B00AB
- #2200AB
- #0046AB
- #00ABA5
- #AB3900
- #AB0063
- #5500AB
- #0046AB
Palette variances of 5 colors:
- #AB0069
- #5200AB
- #0046AB
- #00AB75
- #24AB00
- #2500AB
- #0046AB
- #00ABA2
- #00AB36
- #35AB00
- #0046AB
- #00AB50
- #6EAB00
- #AB2800
- #AB0096
Palette variances of 6 colors:
- #5200AB
- #1F00AB
- #0013AB
- #0046AB
- #007AAB
- #00ABA8
- #AB0024
- #AB0082
- #7500AB
- #1700AB
- #0046AB
- #00A5AB
- #00AB0E
- #8BAB00
- #AB3000
- #AB0069
- #5200AB
- #0046AB
You will find specific color values of Cobalt Blue on this page. For example, the Cobalt Blue HEX color code is #0047AB. We offer a variety of color palette, variances, and an expert color mixer to develop color schemes. Related colors for Cobalt Blue are:
- Blue Hour color code is (0.0, 52.0, 171.0).
- Ua Blue color code is (0.0, 51.0, 170.0).
- Wing Commander color code is (0.0, 101.0, 172.0).
- Blue (Pantone), Dark Galaxy color code is (0.0, 24.0, 168.0).
- Jacuzzi color code is (0.0, 124.0, 172.0).
- Honolulu Blue color code is (0.0, 109.0, 176.0).
- Zaffre color code is (0.0, 20.0, 168.0).
- Sapphire (Crayola) color code is (0.0, 103.0, 165.0).
- Celadon Blue, Cerulean color code is (0.0, 123.0, 167.0).
- Corfu Waters color code is (0.0, 138.0, 173.0).
These values can help you match the specific shade and find complementary colors. Looking for a different shade of purple? Our color mixer expertly generates nine different shades and eighteen color variances.
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Included in our color pages are color palettes, we generate color combinations between three and six colors. We call each different color mixture “palette variances.” Each color palette variance includes eighteen color mixes with HEX code displayed.
A third component we provide on this page is color shades. For example, shades of Cobalt Blue include Blue Hour, Ua Blue, Wing Commander, Blue (Pantone), Dark Galaxy, Jacuzzi, Honolulu Blue, Zaffre, Sapphire (Crayola), Celadon Blue, Cerulean, and Corfu Waters. We offer nine tints and shades for each color. A color shade is found by adjusting the color saturation to find a darker hue. A color tint is a lighter color. For example, pink is a tint of red.
