Tardis 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 | #ffc490 |
| Complementary Color | #6f3400 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 21.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tardis Blue Color. The Grand Bleu color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pirate's Haven (#005176) for more calm effect. Try Dark Denim as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6f3400 is the best complementary color to Tardis 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 #003b6f complementary color is Nutmeg Wood Finish, 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 Regal Blue are #006f6b and #00036f. Thus found on the left and right of #003b6f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pine Green and Navy Blue colors as they work well with Tardis Blue.
The split-complementary Tardis Blue palette consists of #6f6b00 and #6f0003 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f3400). Try Olive and Lonestar colors in combination with #003b6f, 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 #003b6f 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 Tardis Blue. Thus Verdun Green and Siren giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tardis Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nutmeg Wood Finish, Pigment Indigo, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #003b6f 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. Tardis Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#6f3400) and two others. The Siren is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Nutmeg Wood Finish. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f003a and #006f34.
In a RGB color space, hex #003b6f is made of 0% red, 35% green and 65% blue. In a HSL mode Tardis Blue has a hue angle of 208.11°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 21.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #003b6f is made of 43.53% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black ink.
| HEX | #003b6f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,59,111) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 35%, 65% |
| CMYK | 43.53, 20.39, 0, 56.47 |
| HSL | hsl(208.11,100%,21.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.11,100%,43.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.5625,5.144,-34.7859) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.4332,4.2756,15.6305) |