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Learn how to create cobalt blue in different graphic systems using the specific color codes. Find out the HEX, RGB and CMYK values of cobalt blue and its shades and complementary colors.
Cobalt blue is a vivid, fairly light shade of blue with the hex code #0047AB, originally derived from combining cobalt oxide with aluminum. Toxic to the unwary, it’s been used to color Chinese porcelain for over a thousand years.
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Cobalt blue is a blue pigment made by sintering cobalt (II) oxide with aluminium (III) oxide (alumina) at 1200 °C. Chemically, cobalt blue pigment is cobalt (II) oxide-aluminium oxide, or cobalt (II) aluminate, CoAl 2 O 4. Cobalt blue is lighter and less intense than the (iron-cyanide based) pigment Prussian blue.
In a RGB color space, hex #0047ab (also known as Cobalt) is composed of 0% red, 27.8% green and 67.1% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 100% cyan, 58.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.9% black.
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.
Learn about cobalt blue, a deep and intense blue color that resembles cobalt pigments. Find out its hex code, shades and complementary colors, and see examples of its use in design and art.