Ravenclaw 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 | #f5faaa |
| Complementary Color | #505504 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (243.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 17.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Ravenclaw Color. The Deep 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 Quantum of Light (#130173) for more energetic effect. Try Black Rock as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#505504 is the best complementary color to Ravenclaw. 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 #0a0555 complementary color is Verdun Green, 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 Gulf Blue are #042755 and #310455. Thus found on the left and right of #0a0555 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Vogue and Cherry Pie colors as they work well with Ravenclaw.
The split-complementary Ravenclaw palette consists of #275504 and #553104 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#505504). Try San Felix and Brown Bramble colors in combination with #0a0555, 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 #0a0555 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 Ravenclaw. Thus San Felix and Rustic Red giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ravenclaw contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Verdun Green, Mulberry Wood, and Sherwood Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #0a0555 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. Ravenclaw tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#505504) and two others. The Rustic Red is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Teal Blue – 120° from the complementary Verdun Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #550904 and #045055.
In a RGB color space, hex #0a0555 is made of 10% red, 5% green and 85% blue. In a HSL mode Ravenclaw has a hue angle of 243.75°, a saturation of 88.89% and a lightness of 17.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0a0555 is made of 29.41% cyan, 31.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #0a0555 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(10,5,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 10%, 5%, 85% |
| CMYK | 29.41, 31.37, 0, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(243.75,88.89%,17.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(243.75,94.12%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(7.4878,32.5049,-45.5087) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.8191,0.8289,8.6585) |