#0D47A1 · Cobalt

Click to copy

#0D47A1 is a medium, highly saturated blue color, closest to Cobalt and near Cobalt and Sapphire. In OKLCH it has 42% lightness and 0.16 chroma at hue 260°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #0D47A1 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

Color codes click to copy

HEX#0D47A1
RGBrgb(13, 71, 161)
HSLhsl(216, 85%, 34%)
CMYK92, 56, 0, 37
CSS var--cobalt
Contrast8.63:1 white · 2.43:1 black

Similar named colors

How to use #0D47A1

White text passes WCAG AA on #0D47A1 (8.63:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #0D47A1 with its analogous neighbors #0D92A0 and #1C0DA0; for contrast use its complement #A0650D as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cobalt: #0D47A1;

Shades & tints

Color harmonies for #0D47A1

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Palettes with #0D47A1