Rich Blue Color

#021bf9

Rich Blue is deep, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red

Inverse Color #fde406
Complementary Color #f9df01
Color Shade: cool blue (233.93° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 49.22% (better contrasting with white)
Rich Blue Color Sample
Rich Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #021bf9

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Rich Blue Color. The True Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Medium Blue (#0000cd) for more energetic effect. Try Lady of the Sea as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#f9df01 is the best complementary color to Rich Blue. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #021bf9 complementary color is Turbo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue are #0196f9 and #6401f9. Thus found on the left and right of #021bf9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Azure Radiance and Electric Violet colors as they work well with Rich Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rich Blue palette consists of #96f901 and #f96401 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f9df01). Try Chartreuse and Blaze Orange colors in combination with #021bf9, 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 #021bf9 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rich Blue. Thus Green and Red giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rich Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turbo, Hollywood Cerise, and Spring Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #021bf9 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool 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. Rich Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#f9df01) and two others. The Red is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bright Turquoise – 120° from the complementary Turbo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f9011a and #01f9df.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #021bf9 is made of 1% red, 10% green and 90% blue. In a HSL mode Rich Blue has a hue angle of 233.93°, a saturation of 98.41% and a lightness of 49.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #021bf9 is made of 96.87% cyan, 87.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black ink.

HEX #021bf9
RGB Decimal rgb(2,27,249)
RGB Percentage 1%, 10%, 90%
CMYK 96.87, 87.06, 0, 2.35
HSL hsl(233.93,98.41%,49.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(233.93,99.2%,97.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.2137,72.406,-102.9662)
XYZ xyz(17.5159,7.6363,90.1733)
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