Royal Azure is a medium dark bright shade of Sky Blue. It belongs to the color family Sky Blue, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Royal Azure is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Royal Azure is #0038A8.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Royal Azure has 0%% Red, 22% Green, and 66% Blue.
Royal Azure has 220° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 66% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Royal Azure has 220° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 33% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Royal Azure has 100% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow, and 34% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#0038A8 |
|
RGB |
(0, 56, 168) |
(0%, 22%, 66%) |
HSV |
(220°, 100, 66) |
(61%, 100%, 66%) |
HSL |
(220°, 100, 33) |
(61%, 100%, 33%) |
CMYK |
(100, 67, 0, 34) |
(100%, 67%, 0%, 34%) |
The natural luminance of Royal Azure is 6%, which is low.
Royal Azure has a higher contrast with white than black.
Royal Azure and black have a 2.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Royal Azure and white have a 9.8:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
6% |
insufficient (2.1) |
AAA (9.8) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Royal Azure paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 53% Blue, 13% Cyan, 34% Black, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
53%
Cyan
13%
Magenta
0%
Black
34%
White
0%
To mix Royal Azure paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 40% Cyan, 26% Magenta, 34% Black, as shown below.
Cyan
40%
Magenta
26%
Yellow
0%
Black
34%
White
0%
Colors similar to Royal Azure are: Smalt, Blueberry Blue, Egyptian Blue, Medium Teal Blue, and Congress Blue. Egyptian Blue is more blue and paler than Royal Azure. Medium Teal Blue is more cyan and lighter than Royal Azure. Congress Blue is more cyan than Royal Azure.