Bracing Blue is soft, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #febe7d |
| Complementary Color | #824200 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (210.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bracing Blue Color. The Blue Leviathan color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Old Glory Blue (#002868) for more energetic effect. Try Green Vogue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#824200 is the best complementary color to Bracing Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #014182 complementary color is Cinnamon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Congress Blue are #008182 and #010082. Thus found on the left and right of #014182 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Teal and Navy Blue colors as they work well with Bracing Blue.
The split-complementary Bracing Blue palette consists of #818200 and #820100 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#824200). Try Olive and Maroon colors in combination with #014182, 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 #014182 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 Bracing Blue. Thus Limeade and Siren giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bracing Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cinnamon, Fresh Eggplant, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #014182 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bracing Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#824200) and two others. The Siren is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Cinnamon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #820040 and #008242.
In a RGB color space, hex #014182 is made of 1% red, 33% green and 66% blue. In a HSL mode Bracing Blue has a hue angle of 210.23°, a saturation of 98.47% and a lightness of 25.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #014182 is made of 50.59% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black ink.
| HEX | #014182 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(1,65,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 1%, 33%, 66% |
| CMYK | 50.59, 25.49, 0, 49.02 |
| HSL | hsl(210.23,98.47%,25.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210.23,99.23%,50.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.8419,9.3584,-41.4999) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.9321,5.3988,21.8485) |