Blueblood is soft, 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 | #feaf79 |
| Complementary Color | #863600 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blueblood Color. The Blue Edge color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Teal Blue (#044259) for more calm effect. Try Sea Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#863600 is the best complementary color to Blueblood. 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 #015086 complementary color is Peru Tan, 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 Orient are #008679 and #000d86. Thus found on the left and right of #015086 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Teal and Navy Blue colors as they work well with Blueblood.
The split-complementary Blueblood palette consists of #867900 and #86000d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#863600). Try Olive and Red Devil colors in combination with #015086, 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 #015086 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 Blueblood. Thus Limeade and Siren giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blueblood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Peru Tan, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #015086 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. Blueblood tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#863600) and two others. The Siren is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Peru Tan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #86004f and #008636.
In a RGB color space, hex #015086 is made of 0% red, 37% green and 62% blue. In a HSL mode Blueblood has a hue angle of 204.36°, a saturation of 98.52% and a lightness of 26.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #015086 is made of 52.16% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black ink.
| HEX | #015086 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(1,80,134) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 37%, 62% |
| CMYK | 52.16, 21.18, 0, 47.45 |
| HSL | hsl(204.36,98.52%,26.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204.36,99.25%,52.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.8429,0.8765,-35.9542) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.1843,7.465,23.6165) |