Starfleet Blue is soft, 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 | #ff6900 |
| Complementary Color | #ff6800 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Starfleet Blue Color. The Brescian Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Electron Blue (#0881d1) for more calm effect. Try Azure as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ff6800 is the best complementary color to Starfleet 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 #0096ff complementary color is Blaze Orange, 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 Azure Radiance are #00ffe8 and #0016ff. Thus found on the left and right of #0096ff on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cyan / Aqua and Blue colors as they work well with Starfleet Blue.
The split-complementary Starfleet Blue palette consists of #ffe800 and #ff0016 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ff6800). Try Turbo and Red colors in combination with #0096ff, 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 #0096ff 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 Starfleet Blue. Thus Chartreuse and Hollywood Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Starfleet Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blaze Orange, Electric Violet, and Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #0096ff 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. Starfleet Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ff6800) and two others. The Hollywood Cerise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Green – 120° from the complementary Blaze Orange. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ff0095 and #00ff68.
In a RGB color space, hex #0096ff is made of 0% red, 37% green and 63% blue. In a HSL mode Starfleet Blue has a hue angle of 204.71°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0096ff is made of 100% cyan, 41.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #0096ff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,150,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 37%, 63% |
| CMYK | 100, 41.18, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(204.71,100%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204.71,100%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.8105,5.3584,-61.1187) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9563,29.0327,98.6854) |