# Dulux Cobalt Embrace

Source: [https://plan-home.com/color/cobalt-embrace](https://plan-home.com/color/cobalt-embrace)

Dulux Cobalt Embrace 43BB 09/340 is a deep, saturated blue with a noticeably cool, slightly teal-leaning cast. Its dark value gives it real presence on a feature wall, built-in cabinetry, or a front door, while daylight brings out the clearer blue in the color. In lower light, Cobalt Embrace can read as a more shadowy navy-blue, making it especially effective in rooms with pale trim or warm lighting. Pair it with crisp white, soft grey, natural oak, brass, or tan leather to create contrast without losing its depth.

## Color details
- **Brand or system:** Dulux
- **Color name:** Cobalt Embrace
- **Color code:** 43BB 09/340
- **HEX:** #005184
- **RGB:** 0, 81, 132
- **Brightness:** Dark
- **Color families:** Blue
- **Temperature:** cool
- **Undertones:** blue

## Color codes
- **HSV:** Hue: 203° Saturation: 100.0% Value: 51.76%
- **HSL:** hsl(203, 100, 26)
- **CMYK:** Cyan: 100.0 Magenta: 38.64 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 48.24
- **YIQ:** Y: 62.595 I: -64.656 Q: -1.263
- **XYZ:** X: 7.105 Y: 7.55 Z: 22.906
- **CIE Lab:** L:33.027 a:-0.694 b:-34.42
- **CIE Luv:** L:33.027 u:-20.402 v:-46.781
- **Decimal:** 20868
- **Hunter Lab:** 27.477, -1.925, -30.194

## Equivalent and related colors
- [RAL Classic Signal blue](https://plan-home.com/color/signal-blue-ral-5005)
- [RAL Classic Gentian blue](https://plan-home.com/color/gentian-blue-ral-5010)
- [Little Greene Mazarine](https://plan-home.com/color/little-greene-mazarine-256)
- [Dulux Pen Friend](https://plan-home.com/color/pen-friend)
- [Dulux Atlantic Surf 1](https://plan-home.com/color/atlantic-surf-1)
- [Dulux Sapphire Springs 2](https://plan-home.com/color/sapphire-springs-2)
- [Dulux Royal Regatta 2](https://plan-home.com/color/royal-regatta-2)
- [RAL Classic Traffic blue](https://plan-home.com/color/traffic-blue-ral-5017)
- [Dulux Wild Water 1](https://plan-home.com/color/wild-water-1)
- [Dulux Royal Regatta 1](https://plan-home.com/color/royal-regatta-1)
- [Dulux Venetian Crystal 2](https://plan-home.com/color/venetian-crystal-2)
- [Dulux Oxford Blue (Weathershield)](https://plan-home.com/color/oxford-blue-weathershield)
- [Dulux Morning Jewel 1](https://plan-home.com/color/morning-jewel-1)
- [Dulux Subzero Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/50bb-08257)
- [RAL Classic Capri blue](https://plan-home.com/color/capri-blue-ral-5019)
- [Dulux Starlit Night 1](https://plan-home.com/color/starlit-night-1)
- [Little Greene Smalt](https://plan-home.com/color/little-greene-smalt-255)
- [Dulux Honest Indigo](https://plan-home.com/color/honest-indigo)

## Lighter monochromatic colors
- [Dulux Celestial Blue 3](https://plan-home.com/color/celestial-blue-3)
- [Dulux Azure Fusion 3](https://plan-home.com/color/azure-fusion-3)
- [Dulux Holiday Blues 1](https://plan-home.com/color/holiday-blues-1)
- [Dulux Amazon Beat 1](https://plan-home.com/color/amazon-beat-1)
- [Dulux Azure Sky 1](https://plan-home.com/color/azure-sky-1)

## Darker monochromatic colors
- [Dulux Atlantic Surf 1](https://plan-home.com/color/atlantic-surf-1)
- [Dulux Pen Friend](https://plan-home.com/color/pen-friend)
- [Dulux Venetian Crystal 2](https://plan-home.com/color/venetian-crystal-2)

## Complementary colors
- [Dulux Winter Pumpkin](https://plan-home.com/color/winter-pumpkin)
- [Dulux Mango Melody 5](https://plan-home.com/color/mango-melody-5)
- [Dulux Wholemeal Honey 2](https://plan-home.com/color/wholemeal-honey-2)
- [Dulux Desert Vista](https://plan-home.com/color/desert-vista)
- [Dulux Twisted Bamboo 2](https://plan-home.com/color/twisted-bamboo-2)
- [Dulux Quilted Calico 2](https://plan-home.com/color/quilted-calico-2)

## Important note

Digital color values and matches are approximate. Screens, lighting, paint finish, surface texture, and application method can change how a color appears. Test a physical paint sample before making a final decision.