Dark Galaxy Color

#0018a8

Dark Galaxy 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 #ffe757
Complementary Color #a89000
Color Shade: cool blue (231.43° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 32.94% (better contrasting with white)
Dark Galaxy Color Sample
Dark Galaxy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #0018a8

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Galaxy Color. The Navy Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Major Tom (#001177) for more calm effect. Try Sapphire Glitter as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a89000 is the best complementary color to Dark Galaxy. 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 #0018a8 complementary color is Pirate Gold, 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 International Klein Blue are #006ba8 and #3c00a8. Thus found on the left and right of #0018a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Allports and Purple colors as they work well with Dark Galaxy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dark Galaxy palette consists of #6ba800 and #a83c00 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a89000). Try Limeade and Fire colors in combination with #0018a8, 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 #0018a8 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 Dark Galaxy. Thus Japanese Laurel and Carmine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dark Galaxy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pirate Gold, Flirt, and Green Haze split by 90° on the color wheel. #0018a8 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. Dark Galaxy tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#a89000) and two others. The Carmine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Green – 120° from the complementary Pirate Gold. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a80017 and #00a890.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #0018a8 is made of 0% red, 13% green and 88% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Galaxy has a hue angle of 231.43°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 32.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0018a8 is made of 65.88% cyan, 56.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black ink.

HEX #0018a8
RGB Decimal rgb(0,24,168)
RGB Percentage 0%, 13%, 88%
CMYK 65.88, 56.47, 0, 34.12
HSL hsl(231.43,100%,32.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(231.43,100%,65.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(21.8735,50.2011,-74.6771)
XYZ xyz(7.3945,3.4804,37.3278)
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