True Blue is deep, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #fef033 |
| Complementary Color | #ccbd00 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (235.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to True Blue Color. The Duke Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Deepsea Kraken (#082599) for more calm effect. Try Is It Cold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ccbd00 is the best complementary color to True Blue. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #010fcc complementary color is Buddha Gold, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Dark Blue are #0074cc and #5800cc. Thus found on the left and right of #010fcc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lochmara and Purple colors as they work well with True Blue.
The split-complementary True Blue palette consists of #74cc00 and #cc5800 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ccbd00). Try Pistachio and Tenn colors in combination with #010fcc, 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 #010fcc offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the True Blue. Thus Green and Monza giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of True Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Buddha Gold, Lipstick, and Malachite split by 90° on the color wheel. #010fcc square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. True Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#ccbd00) and two others. The Monza is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Robin's Egg Blue – 120° from the complementary Buddha Gold. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cc000e and #00ccbe.
In a RGB color space, hex #010fcc is made of 0% red, 7% green and 93% blue. In a HSL mode True Blue has a hue angle of 235.86°, a saturation of 99.02% and a lightness of 40.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #010fcc is made of 79.61% cyan, 74.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #010fcc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(1,15,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 7%, 93% |
| CMYK | 79.61, 74.12, 0, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(235.86,99.02%,40.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(235.86,99.51%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.8853,63.729,-89.397) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0824,4.7077,57.4513) |