Cobalt Blue color palettes `#0047AB`

Cobalt aluminate blue — cleaner and lighter than smalt, less red than ultramarine.

Where Cobalt Blue comes from

Synthesized in the early 1800s as a stable replacement for smalt. Cobalt blue is the middle blue of the modern palette — neither the grit of glass nor the violet lean of lapis.

Also searched as cobalt blue, cobalt, clean blue, aluminate blue.

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11 palettes built on Cobalt Blue

Each palette anchors on Cobalt Blue #0047AB and is validated under daylight, incandescent, fluorescent, and LED light.

Tonal

Cobalt Blue Soft Ladder

Monochrome UI scales and finish studies

light #e8eefe, support #99c3f0, support #6688cc, support #1560bd, anchor #0047ab, dark #05145d

Analogous

Cobalt Blue and Nevermind Nirvana

The neighborhood at full voice — foliage, fruit, saturated print

light #cedeed, support #7bc8f6, support #7b85c6, support #2b6c8e, anchor #0047ab, dark #0b0e48

Cobalt Blue and Big Chill

Gradients, environmental and atmospheric work

light #ccebf5, support #71ccec, support #9188b5, support #3b6a7a, anchor #0047ab, dark #111133

Cobalt Blue and Indigo

The neighborhood at full voice — foliage, fruit, saturated print

light #cdd4ea, support #b8b8f8, support #5d8fbd, support #543bdc, anchor #0047ab, dark #061c2c

Contrast

Cobalt Blue and Persimmon

One opposed voice — editorial and brand statements

light #d7e2bc, counterpoint #e59b34, support #9884b9, support #87544e, anchor #0047ab, dark #14082c

Cobalt Blue and Aqua Forest

A defensible odd couple — editorial and fashion risk

light #cbf4f8, support #a5c5d9, counterpoint #5fa777, support #556962, anchor #0047ab, dark #061118

Cobalt Blue and Herbivore

Warm against cool — the mid-gap companion the complement skips

light #c6f7f1, counterpoint #93e970, support #7395b8, support #53665a, anchor #0047ab, dark #061014

Cobalt Blue and Pumping Spice

One opposed voice — editorial and brand statements

light #eecee6, support #bfb9d5, counterpoint #f64a41, support #7c5261, anchor #0047ab, dark #10092f

Cobalt Blue and Pink Charge

A defensible odd couple — editorial and fashion risk

light #ffddff, support #bab8d3, counterpoint #e15fbb, support #78587d, anchor #0047ab, dark #060929

Quiet Support

Cobalt Blue Gallery

Brand systems, print, identity

light #ebf4fc, support #bac1cc, support #8293ac, support #5f6672, anchor #0047ab, dark #0d1118

Shifted

Cobalt Blue and Thick Pink

Interiors, packaging, textiles — the warm mid-gap pairing

light #f0ebfc, support #b7bdd6, counterpoint #d256e2, support #695a82, anchor #0047ab, dark #0e0a2c