Maastricht Blue is soft, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #ffe3c2 |
| Complementary Color | #3d2100 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 11.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Maastricht Blue Color. The Deep Sea Dream color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Prussian Blue (#003153) for more calm effect. Try Prussian Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3d2100 is the best complementary color to Maastricht Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #001c3d complementary color is Cola, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Midnight are #003a3d and #02003d. Thus found on the left and right of #001c3d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cyprus and Stratos colors as they work well with Maastricht Blue.
The split-complementary Maastricht Blue palette consists of #3a3d00 and #3d0200 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d2100). Try Madras and Temptress colors in combination with #001c3d, 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 #001c3d offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Maastricht Blue. Thus Deep Fir and Toledo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Maastricht Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cola, Barossa, and Deep Fir split by 90° on the color wheel. #001c3d square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange 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. Maastricht Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#3d2100) and two others. The Toledo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kaitoke Green – 120° from the complementary Cola. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3d001b and #003d21.
In a RGB color space, hex #001c3d is made of 0% red, 31% green and 69% blue. In a HSL mode Maastricht Blue has a hue angle of 212.46°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 11.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #001c3d is made of 23.92% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 76.08% black ink.
| HEX | #001c3d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,28,61) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 31%, 69% |
| CMYK | 23.92, 12.94, 0, 76.08 |
| HSL | hsl(212.46,100%,11.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.46,100%,23.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(10.3149,4.8325,-24.1543) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.2576,1.1674,4.5739) |