Directoire 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 | #ff9e5c |
| Complementary Color | #a34100 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Directoire Blue Color. The Deep Cerulean color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Edge (#035e7b) for more calm effect. Try Star Command Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a34100 is the best complementary color to Directoire 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 #0061a3 complementary color is Fire, 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 #00a393 and #000fa3. Thus found on the left and right of #0061a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Persian Green and International Klein Blue colors as they work well with Directoire Blue.
The split-complementary Directoire Blue palette consists of #a39300 and #a3000f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a34100). Try Pirate Gold and Scarlett colors in combination with #0061a3, 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 #0061a3 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 Directoire Blue. Thus Limeade and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Directoire Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fire, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #0061a3 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. Directoire Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a34100) and two others. The Flirt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Haze – 120° from the complementary Fire. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a30060 and #00a341.
In a RGB color space, hex #0061a3 is made of 0% red, 37% green and 63% blue. In a HSL mode Directoire Blue has a hue angle of 204.29°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 31.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0061a3 is made of 63.92% cyan, 25.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black ink.
| HEX | #0061a3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,97,163) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 37%, 63% |
| CMYK | 63.92, 25.88, 0, 36.08 |
| HSL | hsl(204.29,100%,31.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204.29,100%,63.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.9049,1.8449,-42.2118) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8856,11.1937,36.2372) |