Congressional Navy 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 | #effbc7 |
| Complementary Color | #2b3804 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (253.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 11.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Congressional Navy Color. The Magic Whale 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 soft alternative called Indigo Sloth (#1f0954) for more calm effect. Try Ravenclaw as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2b3804 is the best complementary color to Congressional Navy. 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 #100438 complementary color is Madras, 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 Black Rock are #041138 and #2a0438. Thus found on the left and right of #100438 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Cove and Tolopea colors as they work well with Congressional Navy.
The split-complementary Congressional Navy palette consists of #113804 and #382a04 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2b3804). Try Dark Fern and Dark Ebony colors in combination with #100438, 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 #100438 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 Congressional Navy. Thus English Holly and Rebel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Congressional Navy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Madras, Burnt Maroon, and Zuccini split by 90° on the color wheel. #100438 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. Congressional Navy tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#2b3804) and two others. The Rebel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Whale – 120° from the complementary Madras. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #381004 and #042b38.
In a RGB color space, hex #100438 is made of 21% red, 5% green and 74% blue. In a HSL mode Congressional Navy has a hue angle of 253.85°, a saturation of 86.67% and a lightness of 11.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #100438 is made of 15.69% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.04% black ink.
| HEX | #100438 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(16,4,56) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 5%, 74% |
| CMYK | 15.69, 20.39, 0, 78.04 |
| HSL | hsl(253.85,86.67%,11.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(253.85,92.86%,21.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(4.3585,20.7362,-30.1623) |
| XYZ | xyz(0.9709,0.4825,3.7833) |