Old Glory Blue is deep, 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 | #ffd797 |
| Complementary Color | #683f00 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 20.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Glory Blue Color. The Imperial Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Navy (#01153e) for more calm effect. Try Wet Latex as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#683f00 is the best complementary color to Old Glory 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 #002868 complementary color is Nutmeg Wood Finish, 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 Blue are #005c68 and #0b0068. Thus found on the left and right of #002868 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Stone and Navy Blue colors as they work well with Old Glory Blue.
The split-complementary Old Glory Blue palette consists of #5c6800 and #680b00 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#683f00). Try Verdun Green and Lonestar colors in combination with #002868, 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 #002868 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 Old Glory Blue. Thus Verdun Green and Bordeaux giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Glory Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nutmeg Wood Finish, Pompadour, and Camarone split by 90° on the color wheel. #002868 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. Old Glory Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#683f00) and two others. The Bordeaux is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Nutmeg Wood Finish. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #680027 and #00683f.
In a RGB color space, hex #002868 is made of 0% red, 28% green and 72% blue. In a HSL mode Old Glory Blue has a hue angle of 216.92°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 20.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #002868 is made of 40.78% cyan, 25.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.22% black ink.
| HEX | #002868 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,40,104) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 28%, 72% |
| CMYK | 40.78, 25.09, 0, 59.22 |
| HSL | hsl(216.92,100%,20.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216.92,100%,40.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(17.9956,15.8792,-40.8959) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.2575,2.5171,13.4109) |