Prussian Blue 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 | #ffceac |
Complementary Color | #532100 |
Color Shade: | cool cyan (204.58° hue) |
Color Temperature: | cool |
Lightness: | 16.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Prussian Blue Color. The Broadwater 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 Nordic Noir (#003344) for more calm effect. Try Teal Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#532100 is the best complementary color to Prussian Blue. 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 #003153 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 #00534b and #000753. Thus found on the left and right of #003153 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Deep and Stratos colors as they work well with Prussian Blue.
The split-complementary Prussian Blue palette consists of #534b00 and #530007 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#532100). Try Verdun Green and Rosewood colors in combination with #003153, 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 #003153 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 Prussian Blue. Thus Verdun Green and Blackberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Prussian Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indian Tan, Ripe Plum, and Crusoe split by 90° on the color wheel. #003153 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. Prussian Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#532100) and two others. The Blackberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camarone – 120° from the complementary Indian Tan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #530031 and #005321.
In a RGB color space, hex #003153 is made of 0% red, 37% green and 63% blue. In a HSL mode Prussian Blue has a hue angle of 204.58°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 16.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #003153 is made of 32.55% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.45% black ink.
HEX | #003153 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(0,49,83) |
RGB Percentage | 0%, 37%, 63% |
CMYK | 32.55, 13.33, 0, 67.45 |
HSL | hsl(204.58,100%,16.27%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204.58,100%,32.55%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(19.3129,-0.4132,-24.8866) |
XYZ | xyz(2.6596,2.8212,8.588) |