Konjō Blue Color

#003171

Konjō 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 #ffce8e
Complementary Color #713f00
Color Shade: blue cyan (213.98° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 22.16% (better contrasting with white)
Konjō Blue Color Sample
Konjō Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #003171

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Konjō Blue Color. The Macragge Blue 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 Congress Blue (#02478e) for more calm effect. Try Kolibri Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#713f00 is the best complementary color to Konjō 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 #003171 complementary color is Cinnamon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #006971 and #070071. Thus found on the left and right of #003171 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mosque and Navy Blue colors as they work well with Konjō Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Konjō Blue palette consists of #697100 and #710700 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#713f00). Try Olive and Lonestar colors in combination with #003171, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #003171 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 Konjō Blue. Thus Verdun Green and Siren giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Konjō Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cinnamon, Pompadour, and Camarone split by 90° on the color wheel. #003171 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Konjō Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#713f00) and two others. The Siren is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Cinnamon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #710030 and #007140.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #003171 is made of 0% red, 30% green and 70% blue. In a HSL mode Konjō Blue has a hue angle of 213.98°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 22.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #003171 is made of 44.31% cyan, 25.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black ink.

HEX #003171
RGB Decimal rgb(0,49,113)
RGB Percentage 0%, 30%, 70%
CMYK 44.31, 25.09, 0, 55.69
HSL hsl(213.98,100%,22.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(213.98,100%,44.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(21.5385,13.2507,-40.9543)
XYZ xyz(4.0789,3.3889,16.0619)
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