Kantor Blue is deep, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, mid green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #ffeeb9 |
| Complementary Color | #463500 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (225.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 13.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Kantor Blue Color. The Atlantic Depths color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Midnight Melancholia (#002266) for more calm effect. Try Deep Sea Nightmare as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#463500 is the best complementary color to Kantor 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 #001146 complementary color is Cola, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Stratos are #003446 and #110046. Thus found on the left and right of #001146 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Prussian Blue and Tolopea colors as they work well with Kantor Blue.
The split-complementary Kantor Blue palette consists of #344600 and #461200 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#463500). Try Verdun Green and Morocco Brown colors in combination with #001146, 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 #001146 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 Kantor Blue. Thus Crusoe and Temptress giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kantor Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cola, Blackberry, and Crusoe split by 90° on the color wheel. #001146 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Kantor Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#463500) and two others. The Temptress is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Deep – 120° from the complementary Cola. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #460010 and #004635.
In a RGB color space, hex #001146 is made of 0% red, 20% green and 80% blue. In a HSL mode Kantor Blue has a hue angle of 225.43°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 13.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #001146 is made of 27.45% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 72.55% black ink.
| HEX | #001146 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,17,70) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 20%, 80% |
| CMYK | 27.45, 20.78, 0, 72.55 |
| HSL | hsl(225.43,100%,13.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(225.43,100%,27.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(7.6156,17.9649,-34.9154) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.3059,0.8431,5.8883) |