Blue Lust is deep, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #fedc76 |
| Complementary Color | #896700 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (225° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Lust Color. The Philippine Blue 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 Royal Azure (#0038a8) for more energetic effect. Try Underwater Falling as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#896700 is the best complementary color to Blue Lust. Warm yellow shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #012389 complementary color is Olive, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Resolution Blue are #006789 and #230089. Thus found on the left and right of #012389 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Orient and Kingfisher Daisy colors as they work well with Blue Lust.
The split-complementary Blue Lust palette consists of #678900 and #892200 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#896700). Try Limeade and Cedar Wood Finish colors in combination with #012389, 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 #012389 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 Blue Lust. Thus Japanese Laurel and Burgundy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Lust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Olive, Fresh Eggplant, and Fun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #012389 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, 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. Blue Lust tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#896700) and two others. The Burgundy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Sea – 120° from the complementary Olive. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #890022 and #008967.
In a RGB color space, hex #012389 is made of 1% red, 20% green and 79% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Lust has a hue angle of 225°, a saturation of 98.55% and a lightness of 27.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #012389 is made of 53.34% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black ink.
| HEX | #012389 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(1,35,137) |
| RGB Percentage | 1%, 20%, 79% |
| CMYK | 53.34, 40, 0, 46.27 |
| HSL | hsl(225,98.55%,27.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(225,99.27%,53.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.1025,33.3293,-58.5312) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.1289,3.0147,23.9785) |