Vesper Color

#0011cc

Vesper 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 #fe3
Complementary Color #cb0
Color Shade: cool blue (235° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 40% (better contrasting with white)
Vesper Color Sample
Vesper Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #0011cc

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Vesper Color. The Graphical 80's Sky 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 Rich Blue (#021bf9) for more calm effect. Try Cold Pack as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#cb0 is the best complementary color to Vesper. 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 #01c 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 #07c and #5400cc. Thus found on the left and right of #01c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and Purple colors as they work well with Vesper.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Vesper palette consists of #7c0 and #c50 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cb0). Try White and White colors in combination with #01c, 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 #01c 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 Vesper. Thus White and Monza giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Vesper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #01c 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. Vesper tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#cb0) and two others. The Monza 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 #cc0010 and #0cb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #0011cc is made of 0% red, 8% green and 92% blue. In a HSL mode Vesper has a hue angle of 235°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0011cc is made of 80% cyan, 73.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #0011cc
RGB Decimal rgb(0,17,204)
RGB Percentage 0%, 8%, 92%
CMYK 80, 73.33, 0, 20
HSL hsl(235,100%,40%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(235,100%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(26.0413,63.1822,-89.1368)
XYZ xyz(11.0995,4.7605,57.4606)
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