Philippine 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 | #ffc758 |
| Complementary Color | #a76e00 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (219.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Philippine Blue Color. The Congress Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Azure Dragon (#053976) for more calm effect. Try Long-Haul Flight as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a76e00 is the best complementary color to Philippine 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 #0038a7 complementary color is Chelsea Gem, 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 International Klein Blue are #008ba7 and #1b00a7. Thus found on the left and right of #0038a7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Cerulean and Dark Blue colors as they work well with Philippine Blue.
The split-complementary Philippine Blue palette consists of #8ba700 and #a71b00 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a76e00). Try Limeade and Milano Red colors in combination with #0038a7, 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 #0038a7 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 Philippine Blue. Thus Limeade and Burgundy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Philippine Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chelsea Gem, Flirt, and Fun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #0038a7 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. Philippine Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#a76e00) and two others. The Burgundy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jade – 120° from the complementary Chelsea Gem. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a70038 and #00a76f.
In a RGB color space, hex #0038a7 is made of 0% red, 25% green and 75% blue. In a HSL mode Philippine Blue has a hue angle of 219.88°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 32.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0038a7 is made of 65.49% cyan, 43.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #0038a7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,56,167) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 25%, 75% |
| CMYK | 65.49, 43.53, 0, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(219.88,100%,32.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(219.88,100%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.4285,31.1181,-63.2173) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.3892,5.6184,37.2015) |