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Plentiful Cobaltite

#067ae6
Notes

Plentiful Cobaltite (#067AE6) is a true azure with a neon character. It sits at the high-saturation edge of its family. Use it sparingly, as signage, accent, or highlight against darker surfaces. Its HSL profile (209°, 95%, 46%) places it in the highly saturated band at a mid lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary orange. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#067ae6
RGB
rgb(6, 122, 230)
HSL
hsl(209, 95%, 46%)
HWB
hwb(209 2% 10%)
OKLCH
oklch(58.5% 0.186 254.4)
HSV
hsv(209, 97%, 90%)
LAB
lab(51.46% 12.99 -62.28)
LCH
lch(51.46% 63.62 281.78)
CMYK
cmyk(97%, 47%, 0%, 10%)

Etymology

Plentiful
adjective

Old French plentif, abundant — adjectival suffix -ful, derived from Latin plēnitās (fullness). As a color modifier, plentiful implies a saturated-and-generous quality where the hue carries rich visual abundance without restraint. Sits at the bold-and-saturated end of the grid, parallel to abundant and bountiful.

Cobaltite
noun

A cobalt-arsenic-sulfide mineral — the principal historical source of cobalt for ceramic and pigment use. Mined principally in Cobalt, Ontario (the source of the modern cobalt-mining industry's name). The color refers to a polished cobaltite crystal: a soft, slightly cool deep blue-silver with the metallic finish of crystallized cobalt mineral.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#067ae6
Original
#3a84ea
Protanopia
#0072e4
Deuteranopia
#0094a5
Tritanopia
#696969
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AA Largeon White
4.26:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon Black
4.93:1

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