Blue Charcoal is calm, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #fef2e5 |
| Complementary Color | #1a0d01 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 5.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Charcoal Color. The Navy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cetacean Blue (#001440) for more energetic effect. Try Kuretake Black Manga as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#1a0d01 is the best complementary color to Blue Charcoal. Warm red shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #010d1a complementary color is Kilamanjaro, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Charcoal are #01191a and #01011a. Thus found on the left and right of #010d1a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Holly and Blue Charcoal colors as they work well with Blue Charcoal.
The split-complementary Blue Charcoal palette consists of #191a01 and #1a0101 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1a0d01). Try Kilamanjaro and Sepia Black colors in combination with #010d1a, 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 #010d1a 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 Charcoal. Thus Deep Fir and Sepia Black giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Charcoal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kilamanjaro, Jacaranda, and Deep Fir split by 90° on the color wheel. #010d1a square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid 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. Blue Charcoal tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#1a0d01) and two others. The Sepia Black is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Holly – 120° from the complementary Kilamanjaro. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1a010c and #011a0e.
In a RGB color space, hex #010d1a is made of 3% red, 33% green and 65% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Charcoal has a hue angle of 211.2°, a saturation of 92.59% and a lightness of 5.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #010d1a is made of 9.81% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 89.8% black ink.
| HEX | #010d1a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(1,13,26) |
| RGB Percentage | 3%, 33%, 65% |
| CMYK | 9.81, 5.1, 0, 89.8 |
| HSL | hsl(211.2,92.59%,5.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.2,96.15%,10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(3.3321,-0.3161,-8.9727) |
| XYZ | xyz(0.3429,0.3689,1.0304) |