Kingfisher Blue is calm, 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 | #ff9b6e |
| Complementary Color | #912d00 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.62° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Kingfisher Blue Color. The Swedish Blue 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 Mosaic Blue (#00758f) for more calm effect. Try Azure Green Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#912d00 is the best complementary color to Kingfisher 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 #006491 complementary color is Peru Tan, 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 Bahama Blue are #009175 and #001b91. Thus found on the left and right of #006491 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Observatory and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Kingfisher Blue.
The split-complementary Kingfisher Blue palette consists of #917500 and #91001b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#912d00). Try Olive and Burgundy colors in combination with #006491, 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 #006491 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 Kingfisher Blue. Thus Limeade and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kingfisher Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Peru Tan, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #006491 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. Kingfisher Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#912d00) and two others. The Fresh Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Peru Tan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #910063 and #00912c.
In a RGB color space, hex #006491 is made of 0% red, 41% green and 59% blue. In a HSL mode Kingfisher Blue has a hue angle of 198.62°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 28.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #006491 is made of 56.86% cyan, 17.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black ink.
| HEX | #006491 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,100,145) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 41%, 59% |
| CMYK | 56.86, 17.64, 0, 43.14 |
| HSL | hsl(198.62,100%,28.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.62,100%,56.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.8464,-7.3164,-31.5474) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.668,11.1587,28.4323) |