Pilot Blue Color

#006981

Pilot Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #ff967e
Complementary Color #811700
Color Shade: mid cyan (191.16° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 25.29% (better contrasting with white)
Pilot Blue Color Sample
Pilot Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #006981

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pilot Blue Color. The Scaly Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Barrier Reef (#0084a1) for more calm effect. Try Kali Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#811700 is the best complementary color to Pilot Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #006981 complementary color is Cedar Wood Finish, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Orient are #008158 and #002881. Thus found on the left and right of #006981 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tropical Rain Forest and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Pilot Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pilot Blue palette consists of #815800 and #810028 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#811700). Try Cinnamon and Paprika colors in combination with #006981, 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 #006981 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pilot Blue. Thus Olive and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pilot Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cedar Wood Finish, Pigment Indigo, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #006981 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Pilot Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#811700) and two others. The Fresh Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Cedar Wood Finish. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #810069 and #008118.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #006981 is made of 0% red, 45% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Pilot Blue has a hue angle of 191.16°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 25.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #006981 is made of 50.59% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black ink.

HEX #006981
RGB Decimal rgb(0,105,129)
RGB Percentage 0%, 45%, 55%
CMYK 50.59, 9.41, 0, 49.41
HSL hsl(191.16,100%,25.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(191.16,100%,50.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.7161,-16.4509,-20.5426)
XYZ xyz(9.014,11.6881,22.5498)
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