Space Exploration Color

#001199

Space Exploration 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 #fe6
Complementary Color #980
Color Shade: cool blue (233.33° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 30% (better contrasting with white)
Space Exploration Color Sample
Space Exploration Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #001199

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Space Exploration Color. The Underwater Falling 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 Blue Torus (#042993) for more calm effect. Try Deep Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#980 is the best complementary color to Space Exploration. 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 #019 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #005d99 and #3b0099. Thus found on the left and right of #019 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bahama Blue and Pigment Indigo colors as they work well with Space Exploration.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Space Exploration palette consists of #5d9900 and #993b00 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#980). Try Limeade and Brown colors in combination with #019, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #019 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 Space Exploration. Thus Japanese Laurel and Scarlett giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Space Exploration contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Fresh Eggplant, and Green Haze split by 90° on the color wheel. #019 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Space Exploration tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#980) and two others. The Scarlett is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #990010 and #098.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #001199 is made of 0% red, 10% green and 90% blue. In a HSL mode Space Exploration has a hue angle of 233.33°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #001199 is made of 60% cyan, 53.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #001199
RGB Decimal rgb(0,17,153)
RGB Percentage 0%, 10%, 90%
CMYK 60, 53.33, 0, 40
HSL hsl(233.33,100%,30%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(233.33,100%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(18.8035,48.5191,-70.6324)
XYZ xyz(5.9502,2.7008,30.3447)
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