Naval Adventures Color

#072688

Naval Adventures 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 #f8d977
Complementary Color #886807
Color Shade: cool blue (225.58° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 28.04% (better contrasting with white)
Naval Adventures Color Sample
Naval Adventures Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #072688

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Naval Adventures Color. The Underwater Falling color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Madison (#09255d) for more calm effect. Try Blue Screen of Death as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#886807 is the best complementary color to Naval Adventures. 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 #072688 complementary color is Yukon Gold, 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 Catalina Blue are #076688 and #280788. Thus found on the left and right of #072688 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Venice Blue and Deep Blue colors as they work well with Naval Adventures.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Naval Adventures palette consists of #668807 and #882807 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#886807). Try Limeade and Kenyan Copper colors in combination with #072688, 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 #072688 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 Naval Adventures. Thus Japanese Laurel and Monarch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Naval Adventures contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Yukon Gold, Cardinal Pink, and Salem split by 90° on the color wheel. #072688 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. Naval Adventures tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#886807) and two others. The Monarch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Elf Green – 120° from the complementary Yukon Gold. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #880725 and #078868.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #072688 is made of 4% red, 21% green and 75% blue. In a HSL mode Naval Adventures has a hue angle of 225.58°, a saturation of 90.21% and a lightness of 28.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #072688 is made of 50.58% cyan, 38.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black ink.

HEX #072688
RGB Decimal rgb(7,38,136)
RGB Percentage 4%, 21%, 75%
CMYK 50.58, 38.43, 0, 46.67
HSL hsl(225.58,90.21%,28.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(225.58,94.85%,53.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(20.8621,31.224,-56.6448)
XYZ xyz(5.2247,3.209,23.6366)
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