USAFA 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 | #ffb067 |
| Complementary Color | #984800 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to USAFA Blue Color. The Bauhaus Blue 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 Sapphire Blue (#0067bc) for more calm effect. Try Medium Persian Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#984800 is the best complementary color to USAFA 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 #004f98 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 #009894 and #000298. Thus found on the left and right of #004f98 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Persian Green and Navy Blue colors as they work well with USAFA Blue.
The split-complementary USAFA Blue palette consists of #989400 and #980002 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#984800). Try Olive and Sangria colors in combination with #004f98, 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 #004f98 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 USAFA Blue. Thus Limeade and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of USAFA Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brown, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #004f98 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. USAFA Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#984800) and two others. The Fresh Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Haze – 120° from the complementary Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98004f and #009848.
In a RGB color space, hex #004f98 is made of 0% red, 34% green and 66% blue. In a HSL mode USAFA Blue has a hue angle of 208.82°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 29.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #004f98 is made of 59.61% cyan, 28.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #004f98 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,79,152) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 34%, 66% |
| CMYK | 59.61, 28.63, 0, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(208.82,100%,29.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.82,100%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.6874,9.1051,-45.5874) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4635,7.859,30.7766) |