Yves Klein Blue is deep, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #ffff74 |
| Complementary Color | #8a8b00 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Yves Klein Blue Color. The Dark Galaxy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called D. Darx Blue (#030764) for more calm effect. Try Antarctic Circle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8a8b00 is the best complementary color to Yves Klein Blue. Mid yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #00008b complementary color is Olive, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Navy Blue are #00458b and #45008b. Thus found on the left and right of #00008b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Congress Blue and Pigment Indigo colors as they work well with Yves Klein Blue.
The split-complementary Yves Klein Blue palette consists of #458b00 and #8b4500 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a8b00). Try Limeade and Brown colors in combination with #00008b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #00008b offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Yves Klein Blue. Thus Japanese Laurel and Red Berry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Yves Klein Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Olive, Siren, and Fun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #00008b square combo is a palette of cool blue, red magenta, mid yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Yves Klein Blue tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#8a8b00) and two others. The Red Berry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Teal – 120° from the complementary Olive. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8b0000 and #008a8b.
In a RGB color space, hex #00008b is made of 0% red, 0% green and 100% blue. In a HSL mode Yves Klein Blue has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 27.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00008b is made of 54.51% cyan, 54.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #00008b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,0,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 0%, 100% |
| CMYK | 54.51, 54.51, 0, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(240,100%,27.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,100%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(14.7572,50.4293,-68.6833) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.6602,1.8641,24.5403) |