Brigadier Blue Color

#0063a0

Brigadier 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 #ff9c5f
Complementary Color #a03c00
Color Shade: cool cyan (202.88° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 31.37% (better contrasting with white)
Brigadier Blue Color Sample
Brigadier Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #0063a0

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Brigadier Blue Color. The Night Kite 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 Benitoite (#007baa) for more calm effect. Try Artesian Water as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a03c00 is the best complementary color to Brigadier 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 #0063a0 complementary color is Fire, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bahama Blue are #00a08d and #0012a0. Thus found on the left and right of #0063a0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Persian Green and International Klein Blue colors as they work well with Brigadier Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Brigadier Blue palette consists of #a08d00 and #a00012 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a03c00). Try Pirate Gold and Carmine colors in combination with #0063a0, 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 #0063a0 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 Brigadier Blue. Thus Limeade and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Brigadier Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fire, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #0063a0 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, 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. Brigadier Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a03c00) and two others. The Fresh Eggplant 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 #a00063 and #00a03d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #0063a0 is made of 0% red, 38% green and 62% blue. In a HSL mode Brigadier Blue has a hue angle of 202.88°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 31.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0063a0 is made of 62.75% cyan, 23.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black ink.

HEX #0063a0
RGB Decimal rgb(0,99,160)
RGB Percentage 0%, 38%, 62%
CMYK 62.75, 23.93, 0, 37.25
HSL hsl(202.88,100%,31.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(202.88,100%,62.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.3475,-0.6486,-39.7229)
XYZ xyz(10.807,11.4617,34.9005)
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