Soulstone 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 | #ffb854 |
| Complementary Color | #ab6300 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (215.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 33.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Soulstone Blue Color. The International Klein 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 International Blue (#002fa7) for more calm effect. Try US Air Force Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ab6300 is the best complementary color to Soulstone 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 #0047ab 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 Cobalt are #009cab and #0e00ab. Thus found on the left and right of #0047ab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bondi Blue and Dark Blue colors as they work well with Soulstone Blue.
The split-complementary Soulstone Blue palette consists of #9cab00 and #ab0e00 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ab6300). Try Pistachio and Bright Red colors in combination with #0047ab, 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 #0047ab 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 Soulstone Blue. Thus Limeade and Lipstick giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soulstone Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chelsea Gem, Flirt, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #0047ab 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. Soulstone Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ab6300) and two others. The Lipstick 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 #ab0047 and #00ab64.
In a RGB color space, hex #0047ab is made of 0% red, 29% green and 71% blue. In a HSL mode Soulstone Blue has a hue angle of 215.09°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 33.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0047ab is made of 67.06% cyan, 39.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #0047ab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,71,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 29%, 71% |
| CMYK | 67.06, 39.22, 0, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(215.09,100%,33.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(215.09,100%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.803,22.5263,-58.4481) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.6039,7.4468,39.4593) |