Dark Imperial 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 | #ffbe95 |
| Complementary Color | #6a2900 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 20.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Imperial Blue Color. The Buccaneer Blue 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 Impulse (#005b87) for more calm effect. Try Hanada Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6a2900 is the best complementary color to Dark Imperial 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 #00416a 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 #006a5e and #000b6a. Thus found on the left and right of #00416a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tropical Rain Forest and Navy Blue colors as they work well with Dark Imperial Blue.
The split-complementary Dark Imperial Blue palette consists of #6a5e00 and #6a000b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a2900). Try Verdun Green and Rosewood colors in combination with #00416a, 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 #00416a 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 Dark Imperial Blue. Thus Verdun Green and Pompadour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Imperial Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nutmeg Wood Finish, Ripe Plum, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #00416a 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. Dark Imperial Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#6a2900) and two others. The Pompadour 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 #6a0040 and #006a29.
In a RGB color space, hex #00416a is made of 0% red, 38% green and 62% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Imperial Blue has a hue angle of 203.21°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 20.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00416a is made of 41.57% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black ink.
| HEX | #00416a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,65,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 38%, 62% |
| CMYK | 41.57, 16.08, 0, 58.43 |
| HSL | hsl(203.21,100%,20.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.21,100%,41.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.2192,-1.2072,-28.9394) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.4918,4.8212,14.3295) |