Indigo Black is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #ffd1ae |
| Complementary Color | #512300 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.93° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 15.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Indigo Black Color. The Macragge Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Crowberry Blue (#003447) for more calm effect. Try Kolibri Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#512300 is the best complementary color to Indigo Black. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #002e51 complementary color is Indian Tan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Prussian Blue are #00514b and #000551. Thus found on the left and right of #002e51 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sherpa Blue and Stratos colors as they work well with Indigo Black.
The split-complementary Indigo Black palette consists of #514b00 and #510005 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#512300). Try Verdun Green and Rosewood colors in combination with #002e51, 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 #002e51 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Indigo Black. Thus Verdun Green and Blackberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Indigo Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indian Tan, Ripe Plum, and Crusoe split by 90° on the color wheel. #002e51 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Indigo Black tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#512300) and two others. The Blackberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kaitoke Green – 120° from the complementary Indian Tan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #51002d and #005123.
In a RGB color space, hex #002e51 is made of 0% red, 36% green and 64% blue. In a HSL mode Indigo Black has a hue angle of 205.93°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 15.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #002e51 is made of 31.76% cyan, 13.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.24% black ink.
| HEX | #002e51 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,46,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 36%, 64% |
| CMYK | 31.76, 13.72, 0, 68.24 |
| HSL | hsl(205.93,100%,15.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.93,100%,31.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.1346,0.8123,-25.423) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.4622,2.5481,8.1466) |