Loyal 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 | #febaa1 |
| Complementary Color | #5e1900 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 18.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Loyal Blue Color. The Blue League color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Jamaican Dream (#04627a) for more calm effect. Try Buccaneer Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5e1900 is the best complementary color to Loyal 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 #01455e complementary color is Cedar Wood Finish, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #005e48 and #00165e. Thus found on the left and right of #01455e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Deep and Midnight Blue colors as they work well with Loyal Blue.
The split-complementary Loyal Blue palette consists of #5e4800 and #5e0016 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e1900). Try Saddle Brown and Bordeaux colors in combination with #01455e, 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 #01455e 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 Loyal Blue. Thus Verdun Green and Pompadour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Loyal Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cedar Wood Finish, Ripe Plum, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #01455e square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool 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. Loyal Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#5e1900) and two others. The Pompadour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camarone – 120° from the complementary Cedar Wood Finish. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5e0044 and #005e1a.
In a RGB color space, hex #01455e is made of 1% red, 42% green and 57% blue. In a HSL mode Loyal Blue has a hue angle of 196.13°, a saturation of 97.89% and a lightness of 18.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #01455e is made of 36.47% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black ink.
| HEX | #01455e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(1,69,94) |
| RGB Percentage | 1%, 42%, 57% |
| CMYK | 36.47, 9.8, 0, 63.14 |
| HSL | hsl(196.13,97.89%,18.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.13,98.94%,36.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.9357,-8.8467,-20.0964) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.161,5.0708,11.3491) |