Work Blue Color

#004d67

Work 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 #ffb298
Complementary Color #671a00
Color Shade: cool cyan (195.15° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 20.2% (better contrasting with white)
Work Blue Color Sample
Work Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #004d67

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Work Blue Color. The Pilot 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 Petrol (#005f6a) for more calm effect. Try Jetski Race as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#671a00 is the best complementary color to Work 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 #004d67 complementary color is Cedar Wood Finish, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Regal Blue are #00674d and #001967. Thus found on the left and right of #004d67 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tropical Rain Forest and Midnight Blue colors as they work well with Work Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Work Blue palette consists of #674d00 and #670019 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#671a00). Try Nutmeg Wood Finish and Rosewood colors in combination with #004d67, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #004d67 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 Work Blue. Thus Verdun Green and Pompadour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Work Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cedar Wood Finish, Ripe Plum, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #004d67 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Work Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#671a00) and two others. The Pompadour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camarone – 120° from the complementary Cedar Wood Finish. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #67004c and #006719.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #004d67 is made of 0% red, 43% green and 57% blue. In a HSL mode Work Blue has a hue angle of 195.15°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 20.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #004d67 is made of 40.39% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.61% black ink.

HEX #004d67
RGB Decimal rgb(0,77,103)
RGB Percentage 0%, 43%, 57%
CMYK 40.39, 10.19, 0, 59.61
HSL hsl(195.15,100%,20.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(195.15,100%,40.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(30.1254,-10.2029,-20.8789)
XYZ xyz(5.1021,6.287,13.7766)
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