Celestial Indigo 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 | #f6e06d |
| Complementary Color | #927b08 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (230.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Celestial Indigo Color. The Egyptian Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Catalina Blue (#062a78) for more energetic effect. Try Dark Seashore Night as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#927b08 is the best complementary color to Celestial Indigo. 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 #091f92 complementary color is Corn Harvest, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ultramarine are #086392 and #370892. Thus found on the left and right of #091f92 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Venice Blue and Kingfisher Daisy colors as they work well with Celestial Indigo.
The split-complementary Celestial Indigo palette consists of #639208 and #923708 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#927b08). Try Limeade and Oregon colors in combination with #091f92, 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 #091f92 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 Celestial Indigo. Thus Japanese Laurel and Monarch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Celestial Indigo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Corn Harvest, Cardinal Pink, and Salem split by 90° on the color wheel. #091f92 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Celestial Indigo tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#927b08) and two others. The Monarch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gossamer – 120° from the complementary Corn Harvest. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #92081e and #08927c.
In a RGB color space, hex #091f92 is made of 5% red, 17% green and 78% blue. In a HSL mode Celestial Indigo has a hue angle of 230.36°, a saturation of 88.39% and a lightness of 30.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #091f92 is made of 53.72% cyan, 45.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black ink.
| HEX | #091f92 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(9,31,146) |
| RGB Percentage | 5%, 17%, 78% |
| CMYK | 53.72, 45.09, 0, 42.75 |
| HSL | hsl(230.36,88.39%,30.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(230.36,93.84%,57.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.4923,39.452,-63.4881) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.791,3.1134,27.4899) |