Cobalt Blue Color
| Color Name: | Cobalt Blue |
| Hex Color Code: | #0047AB |
| RGB Color Code: | RGB(0, 71, 171) |
| CMYK Values*: | 100.0%, 58.5%, 0.0%, 32.9% |
Cobalt blue is a blue pigment made of cobalt oxide with aluminum oxide. Cobalt blue is lighter than the Prussian blue pigment.
What color is Cobalt Blue?
Cobalt Blue color belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code (color number) for Cobalt Blue is #0047AB, and the RGB color code is RGB(0, 71, 171).
In the RGB color model, Cobalt Blue has a red value of 0, a green value of 71, and a blue value of 171. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 100.0% cyan, 58.5% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 32.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 215.1° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 33.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Cobalt Blue has a hue of 215.1° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 67.1 % brightness/value.
Cobalt Blue is cool or warm?
The color Cobalt Blue is a cool color.
What is the LRV of Cobalt Blue?
Cobalt Blue has an LRV of nearly 7.
By LRV value, it is a dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV), indicates how light or dark a color will look on a scale of 0 (black) to 100 (white).
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Cobalt Blue color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB
RGBA - RGB(0, 71, 171) |
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| Red | 0 (0.0%) |
| Green | 71 (27.8%) |
| Blue | 171 (67.1%) |
| Alpha | 1 (100.0%) |
HSL |
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| Hue | 215.09° |
| Saturation | 100.00 %. |
| Lightness | 33.53 %. |
| HWB | H: 215.09° W: 0.00 % B: 32.94 % |
| LRV | ~ 7.4 % |
| Munsell Color System | 5PB 3.0/14 |
| XYZ | X : 9.6 Y : 7.45 Z : 39.46 |
| YXY | Y1 : 7.45 X : 0.17 Y2 : 0.13 |
| CMY | C : 100.00% M : 72.16% Y : 32.94% |
CMYK |
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| Cyan | 100.00% |
| Magenta | 58.48% |
| Yellow | 0.00% |
| Key | 32.94% |
HSV/HSB |
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| Hue | 215.09° |
| Saturation | 100.00 %. |
| Brightness / Value | 67.06 %. |
| CIE-Lab | L : 32.8 A : 22.53 B : -58.45 |
| CIE-Lch | L : 32.8 C : 62.64 H : 291.08 |
| CIE-Luv | L : 32.8 U : -16.02 V : -80.48 |
| Hunter-Lab | L : 27.29 A : 15.07 B : -66.63 |
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Colors similar to Cobalt Blue
Here are the colors similar to Cobalt Blue . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
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Color Combinations
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Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
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