Traditional Royal 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 | #fafb55 |
| Complementary Color | #a8aa04 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (240.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 34.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Traditional Royal Blue Color. The Vesper color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Navy Blue (#000080) for more energetic effect. Try Bluealicious as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a8aa04 is the best complementary color to Traditional Royal 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 #0504aa complementary color is Buddha Gold, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Dark Blue are #0456aa and #5704aa. Thus found on the left and right of #0504aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Endeavour and Purple colors as they work well with Traditional Royal Blue.
The split-complementary Traditional Royal Blue palette consists of #56aa04 and #aa5704 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8aa04). Try Limeade and Rich Gold colors in combination with #0504aa, 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 #0504aa 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 Traditional Royal Blue. Thus Japanese Laurel and Bright Red giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Traditional Royal Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Buddha Gold, Lipstick, and Green Haze split by 90° on the color wheel. #0504aa 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. Traditional Royal Blue tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#a8aa04) and two others. The Bright Red is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bondi Blue – 120° from the complementary Buddha Gold. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa0404 and #04a8aa.
In a RGB color space, hex #0504aa is made of 3% red, 2% green and 95% blue. In a HSL mode Traditional Royal Blue has a hue angle of 240.36°, a saturation of 95.4% and a lightness of 34.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0504aa is made of 64.71% cyan, 65.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #0504aa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(5,4,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 3%, 2%, 95% |
| CMYK | 64.71, 65.1, 0, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(240.36,95.4%,34.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240.36,97.65%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.1293,57.4029,-78.7973) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.3617,3.0214,38.2254) |