Royal Navy Blue Color

#0066cc

Royal Navy Blue is vibrant, 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 #f93
Complementary Color #c60
Color Shade: cool cyan (210° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 40% (better contrasting with white)
Royal Navy Blue Color Sample
Royal Navy Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #0066cc

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Royal Navy Blue Color. The Blue Darknut 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 Americana (#0477b4) for more calm effect. Try Star of Life as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c60 is the best complementary color to Royal Navy 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 #06c complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #00cbcc and #00c. Thus found on the left and right of #06c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Robin's Egg Blue and White colors as they work well with Royal Navy Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Royal Navy Blue palette consists of #cbcc00 and #c00 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c60). Try Rio Grande and White colors in combination with #06c, 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 #06c 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 Royal Navy Blue. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Royal Navy Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Purple Pizzazz, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #06c square combo is a palette of cool cyan, mid 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. Royal Navy Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c60) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c06 and #0c6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #0066cc is made of 0% red, 33% green and 67% blue. In a HSL mode Royal Navy Blue has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0066cc is made of 80% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #0066cc
RGB Decimal rgb(0,102,204)
RGB Percentage 0%, 33%, 67%
CMYK 80, 40, 0, 20
HSL hsl(210,100%,40%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(210,100%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.0349,15.2808,-59.5233)
XYZ xyz(15.6505,13.8624,58.9776)
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