Lapis 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 | #ffb472 |
| Complementary Color | #8d4200 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lapis Blue Color. The Ink Blotch color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bahama Blue (#026395) for more calm effect. Try Wing Commander as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8d4200 is the best complementary color to Lapis 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 #004b8d complementary color is Brown, 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 Congress Blue are #008d88 and #00048d. Thus found on the left and right of #004b8d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Teal and Navy Blue colors as they work well with Lapis Blue.
The split-complementary Lapis Blue palette consists of #8d8800 and #8d0004 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d4200). Try Olive and Red Berry colors in combination with #004b8d, 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 #004b8d 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 Lapis Blue. Thus Limeade and Siren giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lapis Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brown, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #004b8d 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. Lapis Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8d4200) and two others. The Siren is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8d004a and #008d42.
In a RGB color space, hex #004b8d is made of 0% red, 35% green and 65% blue. In a HSL mode Lapis Blue has a hue angle of 208.09°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 27.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #004b8d is made of 55.29% cyan, 25.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #004b8d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,75,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 35%, 65% |
| CMYK | 55.29, 25.88, 0, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(208.09,100%,27.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.09,100%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.7048,7.1421,-42.0775) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.3238,6.9552,26.1558) |