Deep Blue is deep, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #fbfd8c |
| Complementary Color | #717302 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (241.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 22.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Blue Color. The Duke Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Space Exploration (#001199) for more energetic effect. Try Night Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#717302 is the best complementary color to Deep Blue. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #040273 complementary color is Olive, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Navy Blue are #023873 and #3c0273. Thus found on the left and right of #040273 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Regal Blue and Blue Diamond colors as they work well with Deep Blue.
The split-complementary Deep Blue palette consists of #387302 and #733c02 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#717302). Try Verdun Green and Red Beech colors in combination with #040273, 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 #040273 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Deep Blue. Thus Japanese Laurel and Red Oxide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Olive, Siren, and Fun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #040273 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deep Blue tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#717302) and two others. The Red Oxide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mosque – 120° from the complementary Olive. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #730302 and #027173.
In a RGB color space, hex #040273 is made of 3% red, 2% green and 95% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Blue has a hue angle of 241.06°, a saturation of 96.58% and a lightness of 22.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #040273 is made of 43.53% cyan, 44.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black ink.
| HEX | #040273 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(4,2,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 3%, 2%, 95% |
| CMYK | 43.53, 44.32, 0, 54.9 |
| HSL | hsl(241.06,96.58%,22.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(241.06,98.26%,45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(11.3246,43.1036,-59.0951) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.1663,1.307,16.3051) |