Nīlā Blue is vivid, 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 | #fa0 |
| Complementary Color | #fa0 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Nīlā Blue Color. The Blue Ruin color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Nightly Escapade (#0433ff) for more calm effect. Try Blinking Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#fa0 is the best complementary color to Nīlā 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 #05f complementary color is White, 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 White are #00d4ff and #2a00ff. Thus found on the left and right of #05f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cyan / Aqua and Blue colors as they work well with Nīlā Blue.
The split-complementary Nīlā Blue palette consists of #d4ff00 and #ff2a00 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fa0). Try Electric Lime and Scarlet colors in combination with #05f, 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 #05f 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 Nīlā Blue. Thus White and Torch Red giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nīlā Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Purple Pizzazz, and Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #05f 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. Nīlā Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#fa0) and two others. The Torch Red is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Green – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ff0054 and #00ffa9.
In a RGB color space, hex #0055ff is made of 0% red, 25% green and 75% blue. In a HSL mode Nīlā Blue has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0055ff is made of 100% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #0055ff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,85,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 25%, 75% |
| CMYK | 100, 66.67, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(220,100%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,100%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.8243,45.8334,-88.7218) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2985,13.717,96.1328) |