Prussian Blue is soft, 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 | #fc9 |
| Complementary Color | #630 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 20% (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 Naval Night (#011c39) for more calm effect. Try Dance Studio as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#630 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 #036 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #006566 and #006. Thus found on the left and right of #036 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Stone and Black Haze colors as they work well with Prussian Blue.
The split-complementary Prussian Blue palette consists of #656600 and #600 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#630). Try Verdun Green and White colors in combination with #036, 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 #036 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 White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Prussian Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Pompadour, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #036 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, mid 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 (#630) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #603 and #063.
In a RGB color space, hex #003366 is made of 0% red, 33% green and 67% blue. In a HSL mode Prussian Blue has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 20%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #003366 is made of 40% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black ink.
| HEX | #003366 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,51,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 33%, 67% |
| CMYK | 40, 20, 0, 60 |
| HSL | hsl(210,100%,20%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,100%,40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.3085,6.8246,-34.2172) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.5821,3.327,13.0237) |