US Air Force 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 | #ffcf70 |
| Complementary Color | #8f5e00 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (219.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to US Air Force Blue Color. The Underwater Falling 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 Soulstone Blue (#0047ab) for more calm effect. Try Pacific Depths as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8f5e00 is the best complementary color to US Air Force 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 #00308f complementary color is Brown, 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 Smalt are #00778f and #17008f. Thus found on the left and right of #00308f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Lagoon and Navy Blue colors as they work well with US Air Force Blue.
The split-complementary US Air Force Blue palette consists of #778f00 and #8f1700 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8f5e00). Try Olive and Red Berry colors in combination with #00308f, 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 #00308f 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 US Air Force Blue. Thus Limeade and Paprika giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of US Air Force Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brown, Fresh Eggplant, and Fun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #00308f 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. US Air Force Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#8f5e00) and two others. The Paprika is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Sea – 120° from the complementary Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8f0030 and #008f5e.
In a RGB color space, hex #00308f is made of 0% red, 25% green and 75% blue. In a HSL mode US Air Force Blue has a hue angle of 219.86°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 28.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00308f is made of 56.08% cyan, 37.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black ink.
| HEX | #00308f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,48,143) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 25%, 75% |
| CMYK | 56.08, 37.26, 0, 43.92 |
| HSL | hsl(219.86,100%,28.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(219.86,100%,56.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.9898,26.8807,-55.86) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.0149,4.0971,26.4604) |