Methyl 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 | #ff8b57 |
| Complementary Color | #a83300 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Methyl Blue Color. The Decore Splash 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 Hawaiian Ocean (#008db9) for more calm effect. Try Pilot Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a83300 is the best complementary color to Methyl 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 #0074a8 complementary color is Fire, 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 Allports are #00a887 and #0020a8. Thus found on the left and right of #0074a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Persian Green and International Klein Blue colors as they work well with Methyl Blue.
The split-complementary Methyl Blue palette consists of #a88700 and #a80020 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a83300). Try Pirate Gold and Carmine colors in combination with #0074a8, 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 #0074a8 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 Methyl Blue. Thus Limeade and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Methyl Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fire, Purple, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #0074a8 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. Methyl Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a83300) and two others. The Flirt 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 #a80073 and #00a833.
In a RGB color space, hex #0074a8 is made of 0% red, 41% green and 59% blue. In a HSL mode Methyl Blue has a hue angle of 198.57°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 32.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0074a8 is made of 65.88% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #0074a8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,116,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 41%, 59% |
| CMYK | 65.88, 20.39, 0, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(198.57,100%,32.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.57,100%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.0666,-7.8603,-35.3887) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3133,15.3179,39.3008) |