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% |
| Color Family (Hue): | Blue |
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) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Cobalt Blue color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
RGB(0, 71, 171)
Red
0 (0.0%)
Green
71 (27.8%)
Blue
171 (67.1%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
100.00%
Magenta
58.48%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
32.94%
HSL
HSL(215.09deg, 100.0 %, 33.5 %)
Hue
215.09°
Saturation
100.00 %.
Lightness
33.53 %.
RYB
RYB(61, 87, 205)
Red
61 (23.8%)
Yellow
87 (33.9%)
Blue
205 (80.5%)
HSV/HSB
Hue
215.09°
Saturation
100.00 %.
Brightness / Value
67.06 %.
HWB
H: 215.09°
W: 0.00 %
B: 32.94 %
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%
LRV
~ 7.4 %
Munsell Color System
5PB 3.0/14
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
Similar Colors and Paints
Named 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.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
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Pantone TCX
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RAL Design
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RAL Classic
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Paint similar to Cobalt Blue
Here are the best recommended paint 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.
Dunn-Edwards
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Benjamin Moore
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PPG Paints
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Valspar
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Behr
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Color Combinations
View more Cobalt Blue - #0047AB color palettes and coordinating colors
000712
001D45
003278
0047AB
005CDE
1274FF
4592FF
Monochromatic Color Palette
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.
00AB64
009DAB
0047AB
0E00AB
6400AB
Analogous Color Palette
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.
0047AB
AB0047
47AB00
Triadic Color Palette
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
0047AB
AB009D
AB6400
00AB0E
Tetradic Color Palette
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
0047AB
1A59B3
336CBC
4C7EC4
6691CD
80A3D5
99B5DD
B2C8E6
CCDAEE
E6EDF7
FFFFFF
0047AB
00409A
003989
003278
002B67
002456
001C44
001533
000E22
000711
000000
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