Yale Blue Color

#0f4d92

Yale Blue is soft, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #f0b26d
Complementary Color #92530f
Color Shade: blue cyan (211.6° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 31.57% (better contrasting with white)
Yale Blue Color Sample
Yale Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #0f4d92

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Yale Blue Color. The Greek Flag Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tanzanite Blue (#114a6b) for more calm effect. Try Daphne as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#92530f is the best complementary color to Yale Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #0f4d92 complementary color is Korma, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Tory Blue are #0f8e92 and #120f92. Thus found on the left and right of #0f4d92 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Chill and Ultramarine colors as they work well with Yale Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Yale Blue palette consists of #8e920f and #92120f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#92530f). Try Buttered Rum and Tamarillo colors in combination with #0f4d92, 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 #0f4d92 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Yale Blue. Thus Christi and Rose Bud Cherry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Yale Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Korma, Violet Eggplant, and La Palma split by 90° on the color wheel. #0f4d92 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Yale Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#92530f) and two others. The Rose Bud Cherry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Salem – 120° from the complementary Korma. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #920f4c and #0f9254.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #0f4d92 is made of 6% red, 32% green and 61% blue. In a HSL mode Yale Blue has a hue angle of 211.6°, a saturation of 81.37% and a lightness of 31.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0f4d92 is made of 51.37% cyan, 27.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black ink.

HEX #0f4d92
RGB Decimal rgb(15,77,146)
RGB Percentage 6%, 32%, 61%
CMYK 51.37, 27.05, 0, 42.75
HSL hsl(211.6,81.37%,31.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(211.6,89.73%,57.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(32.8857,8.7657,-43.2223)
XYZ xyz(8.0392,7.4846,28.2151)
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