Cobalt is deep, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #fcf558 |
| Complementary Color | #a7a002 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (237.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 33.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Cobalt Color. The Navy Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Ranger (#00177d) for more energetic effect. Try Arcade Glow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a7a002 is the best complementary color to Cobalt. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #030aa7 complementary color is Buddha Gold, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of International Klein Blue are #025ca7 and #4d02a7. Thus found on the left and right of #030aa7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Endeavour and Purple colors as they work well with Cobalt.
The split-complementary Cobalt palette consists of #5ca702 and #a74d02 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a7a002). Try Limeade and Fire colors in combination with #030aa7, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #030aa7 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cobalt. Thus Japanese Laurel and Bright Red giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cobalt contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Buddha Gold, Lipstick, and Green Haze split by 90° on the color wheel. #030aa7 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cobalt tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#a7a002) and two others. The Bright Red is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Green – 120° from the complementary Buddha Gold. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a70209 and #02a7a0.
In a RGB color space, hex #030aa7 is made of 2% red, 6% green and 93% blue. In a HSL mode Cobalt has a hue angle of 237.44°, a saturation of 96.47% and a lightness of 33.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #030aa7 is made of 64.31% cyan, 61.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #030aa7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(3,10,167) |
| RGB Percentage | 2%, 6%, 93% |
| CMYK | 64.31, 61.57, 0, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(237.44,96.47%,33.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(237.44,98.2%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.1496,54.9683,-76.9461) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.1211,3.0265,36.7681) |