Phthalo Blue is deep, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #fff076 |
| Complementary Color | #897a00 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (233.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Phthalo Blue Color. The Alone in the Dark color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called City Hunter Blue (#0022aa) for more calm effect. Try Blue Torus as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#897a00 is the best complementary color to Phthalo Blue. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #000f89 complementary color is Olive, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Navy Blue are #005389 and #350089. Thus found on the left and right of #000f89 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Orient and Pigment Indigo colors as they work well with Phthalo Blue.
The split-complementary Phthalo Blue palette consists of #538900 and #893500 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#897a00). Try Limeade and Peru Tan colors in combination with #000f89, 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 #000f89 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Phthalo Blue. Thus Japanese Laurel and Red Devil giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Phthalo Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Olive, Fresh Eggplant, and Fun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #000f89 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm 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. Phthalo Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#897a00) and two others. The Red Devil 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 #89000e and #00897a.
In a RGB color space, hex #000f89 is made of 0% red, 10% green and 90% blue. In a HSL mode Phthalo Blue has a hue angle of 233.43°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 26.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #000f89 is made of 53.73% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black ink.
| HEX | #000f89 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,15,137) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 10%, 90% |
| CMYK | 53.73, 47.85, 0, 46.27 |
| HSL | hsl(233.43,100%,26.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(233.43,100%,53.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(16.2445,44.3579,-64.9407) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.6862,2.1478,23.8345) |