Ink Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #f4ac96 |
| Complementary Color | #69200b |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (194.04° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 22.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ink Blue Color. The Tarawera color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bondi (#16698c) for more calm effect. Try Pontoon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#69200b is the best complementary color to Ink Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #0b5369 complementary color is Redwood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Deep Sea Green are #0b6950 and #0b2369. Thus found on the left and right of #0b5369 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Sea Green and Deep Sapphire colors as they work well with Ink Blue.
The split-complementary Ink Blue palette consists of #694f0b and #690b23 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#69200b). Try Cafe Royale and Dark Tan colors in combination with #0b5369, 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 #0b5369 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ink Blue. Thus Green Leaf and Rose Bud Cherry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ink Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Redwood, Clairvoyant, and San Felix split by 90° on the color wheel. #0b5369 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ink Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#69200b) and two others. The Rose Bud Cherry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and San Felix – 120° from the complementary Redwood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #690b53 and #0b6920.
In a RGB color space, hex #0b5369 is made of 6% red, 42% green and 53% blue. In a HSL mode Ink Blue has a hue angle of 194.04°, a saturation of 81.03% and a lightness of 22.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0b5369 is made of 36.87% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.82% black ink.
| HEX | #0b5369 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(11,83,105) |
| RGB Percentage | 6%, 42%, 53% |
| CMYK | 36.87, 8.63, 0, 58.82 |
| HSL | hsl(194.04,81.03%,22.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(194.04,89.52%,41.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.4307,-12.1182,-18.5487) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.7811,7.2776,14.4646) |