Raiden 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 | #ffa957 |
| Complementary Color | #a85200 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (209.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Raiden Blue Color. The Broadwater 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 Indigo Bunting (#006ca9) for more calm effect. Try Indigo Carmine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a85200 is the best complementary color to Raiden 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 #0056a8 complementary color is Chelsea Gem, 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 Endeavour are #00a8a6 and #0001a8. Thus found on the left and right of #0056a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Persian Green and Dark Blue colors as they work well with Raiden Blue.
The split-complementary Raiden Blue palette consists of #a8a600 and #a80001 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a85200). Try Buddha Gold and Bright Red colors in combination with #0056a8, 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 #0056a8 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 Raiden Blue. Thus Limeade and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Raiden Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chelsea Gem, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #0056a8 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. Raiden Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a85200) and two others. The Flirt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Haze – 120° from the complementary Chelsea Gem. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a80055 and #00a852.
In a RGB color space, hex #0056a8 is made of 0% red, 34% green and 66% blue. In a HSL mode Raiden Blue has a hue angle of 209.29°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 32.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0056a8 is made of 65.88% cyan, 32.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #0056a8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,86,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 34%, 66% |
| CMYK | 65.88, 32.15, 0, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(209.29,100%,32.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(209.29,100%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.8976,11.1089,-50.0129) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.3957,9.4827,38.3282) |