Blue Meridian Color

#014c76

Blue Meridian 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 #feb389
Complementary Color #762b00
Color Shade: cool cyan (201.54° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 23.33% (better contrasting with white)
Blue Meridian Color Sample
Blue Meridian Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #014c76

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Meridian Color. The LED Blue 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 saturated alternative called Blue Collar Man (#005f7a) for more energetic effect. Try Cosmos Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#762b00 is the best complementary color to Blue Meridian. 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 #014c76 complementary color is Red Beech, 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 Regal Blue are #007665 and #001176. Thus found on the left and right of #014c76 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tropical Rain Forest and Navy Blue colors as they work well with Blue Meridian.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blue Meridian palette consists of #766500 and #760011 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#762b00). Try Olive and Venetian Red colors in combination with #014c76, 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 #014c76 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 Blue Meridian. Thus Verdun Green and Pompadour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blue Meridian contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Red Beech, Pigment Indigo, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #014c76 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. Blue Meridian tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#762b00) and two others. The Pompadour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Red Beech. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #76004b and #00762b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #014c76 is made of 1% red, 39% green and 61% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Meridian has a hue angle of 201.54°, a saturation of 98.32% and a lightness of 23.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #014c76 is made of 45.88% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.73% black ink.

HEX #014c76
RGB Decimal rgb(1,76,118)
RGB Percentage 1%, 39%, 61%
CMYK 45.88, 16.47, 0, 53.73
HSL hsl(201.54,98.32%,23.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(201.54,99.15%,46.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(30.6005,-3.2606,-29.586)
XYZ xyz(5.867,6.4833,18.0817)
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