Astronaut Blue Color

#013e62

Astronaut 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 #fec19d
Complementary Color #622400
Color Shade: cool cyan (202.27° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 19.41% (better contrasting with white)
Astronaut Blue Color Sample
Astronaut Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #013e62

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Astronaut Blue Color. The Venice Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called High Profile (#005a85) for more energetic effect. Try Impulse as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#622400 is the best complementary color to Astronaut 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 #013e62 complementary color is Carnaby Tan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Astronaut Blue are #006255 and #000d62. Thus found on the left and right of #013e62 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Stone and Navy Blue colors as they work well with Astronaut Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Astronaut Blue palette consists of #625500 and #62000d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#622400). Try Verdun Green and Rosewood colors in combination with #013e62, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #013e62 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 Astronaut Blue. Thus Verdun Green and Pompadour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Astronaut Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Carnaby Tan, Ripe Plum, and Camarone split by 90° on the color wheel. #013e62 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Astronaut Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#622400) and two others. The Pompadour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camarone – 120° from the complementary Carnaby Tan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #62003d and #006225.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #013e62 is made of 1% red, 39% green and 61% blue. In a HSL mode Astronaut Blue has a hue angle of 202.27°, a saturation of 97.98% and a lightness of 19.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #013e62 is made of 38.04% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.57% black ink.

HEX #013e62
RGB Decimal rgb(1,62,98)
RGB Percentage 1%, 39%, 61%
CMYK 38.04, 14.12, 0, 61.57
HSL hsl(202.27,97.98%,19.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(202.27,98.98%,38.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(24.7448,-2.5842,-26.1275)
XYZ xyz(3.9397,4.3335,12.1841)
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