Arcade Glow Color

#0022cc

Arcade Glow 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 #fd3
Complementary Color #ca0
Color Shade: cool blue (230° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 40% (better contrasting with white)
Arcade Glow Color Sample
Arcade Glow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #0022cc

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Arcade Glow Color. The UA 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 Blue Hour (#0034ab) for more calm effect. Try Cobalt as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ca0 is the best complementary color to Arcade Glow. 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 #02c 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 #0087cc and #40c. Thus found on the left and right of #02c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lochmara and White colors as they work well with Arcade Glow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Arcade Glow palette consists of #87cc00 and #c40 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ca0). Try Pistachio and White colors in combination with #02c, 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 #02c 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 Arcade Glow. Thus Harlequin and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Arcade Glow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Hollywood Cerise, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #02c 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. Arcade Glow tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#ca0) and two others. The White 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 #c02 and #0ca.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #0022cc is made of 0% red, 14% green and 86% blue. In a HSL mode Arcade Glow has a hue angle of 230°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0022cc is made of 80% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #0022cc
RGB Decimal rgb(0,34,204)
RGB Percentage 0%, 14%, 86%
CMYK 80, 66.67, 0, 20
HSL hsl(230,100%,40%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(230,100%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(28.1241,56.9021,-85.6618)
XYZ xyz(11.4711,5.5037,57.5845)
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