Blue Ruin is vivid, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #f92 |
| Complementary Color | #d70 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Ruin Color. The Hadfield Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Nīlā Blue (#0055ff) for more calm effect. Try Blue et une Nuit as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d70 is the best complementary color to Blue Ruin. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #06d complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #00d4dd and #0800dd. Thus found on the left and right of #06d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Robin's Egg Blue and Dark Blue colors as they work well with Blue Ruin.
The split-complementary Blue Ruin palette consists of #d4dd00 and #dd0800 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d70). Try Corn and Monza colors in combination with #06d, 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 #06d offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Ruin. Thus Bright Green and Razzmatazz giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Ruin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Purple Pizzazz, and Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #06d square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Ruin tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d70) and two others. The Razzmatazz 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 #dd0065 and #0d7.
In a RGB color space, hex #0066dd is made of 0% red, 32% green and 68% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Ruin has a hue angle of 212.31°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0066dd is made of 86.67% cyan, 46.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #0066dd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,102,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 32%, 68% |
| CMYK | 86.67, 46.67, 0, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(212.31,100%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.31,100%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.2527,22.0576,-67.2604) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8025,14.7232,70.3102) |