Imperial Blue 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 | #ffdc6a |
| Complementary Color | #957200 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (225.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Imperial Blue Color. The Magnus Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Amalfitan Azure (#033b9a) for more calm effect. Try Midnight Melancholia as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#957200 is the best complementary color to Imperial Blue. 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 #002395 complementary color is Olive, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Resolution Blue are #006d95 and #270095. Thus found on the left and right of #002395 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bahama Blue and Kingfisher Daisy colors as they work well with Imperial Blue.
The split-complementary Imperial Blue palette consists of #6d9500 and #952700 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#957200). Try Limeade and Peru Tan colors in combination with #002395, 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 #002395 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 Imperial Blue. Thus Japanese Laurel and Burgundy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Imperial Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Olive, Fresh Eggplant, and Fun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #002395 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Imperial Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#957200) and two others. The Burgundy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Observatory – 120° from the complementary Olive. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #950022 and #009572.
In a RGB color space, hex #002395 is made of 0% red, 19% green and 81% blue. In a HSL mode Imperial Blue has a hue angle of 225.91°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 29.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #002395 is made of 58.43% cyan, 44.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black ink.
| HEX | #002395 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,35,149) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 19%, 81% |
| CMYK | 58.43, 44.7, 0, 41.57 |
| HSL | hsl(225.91,100%,29.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(225.91,100%,58.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.476,37.837,-63.7202) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.0258,3.372,28.767) |