Cadmium Blue 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 | #f5ee6a |
| Complementary Color | #958e09 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (236.98° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Cadmium Blue Color. The Deepsea Kraken 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 saturated alternative called Deep Blue (#040273) for more energetic effect. Try Dark Royalty as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#958e09 is the best complementary color to Cadmium Blue. 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 #0a1195 complementary color is Buttered Rum, 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 #095695 and #480995. Thus found on the left and right of #0a1195 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Venice Blue and Kingfisher Daisy colors as they work well with Cadmium Blue.
The split-complementary Cadmium Blue palette consists of #569509 and #954809 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#958e09). Try Christi and Korma colors in combination with #0a1195, 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 #0a1195 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 Cadmium Blue. Thus Japanese Laurel and Totem Pole giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cadmium Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Buttered Rum, Jazzberry Jam, and Salem split by 90° on the color wheel. #0a1195 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. Cadmium Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#958e09) and two others. The Totem Pole is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Chill – 120° from the complementary Buttered Rum. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #950910 and #09958e.
In a RGB color space, hex #0a1195 is made of 6% red, 10% green and 85% blue. In a HSL mode Cadmium Blue has a hue angle of 236.98°, a saturation of 87.42% and a lightness of 31.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0a1195 is made of 54.51% cyan, 51.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black ink.
| HEX | #0a1195 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(10,17,149) |
| RGB Percentage | 6%, 10%, 85% |
| CMYK | 54.51, 51.76, 0, 41.57 |
| HSL | hsl(236.98,87.42%,31.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(236.98,93.29%,58.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.52,47.4935,-68.6266) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.7504,2.6354,28.6394) |