Vulcan is pale, 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 | #efede2 |
| Complementary Color | #1d1b0f |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (230.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 8.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Vulcan Color. The Corbeau color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sambucus (#17182b) for more energetic effect. Try Black Howl as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1d1b0f is the best complementary color to Vulcan. 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 #10121d complementary color is Oil, 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 Vulcan are #0f181d and #140f1d. Thus found on the left and right of #10121d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bunker and Cinder colors as they work well with Vulcan.
The split-complementary Vulcan palette consists of #181d0f and #1d140f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1d1b0f). Try Hunter Green and Night Rider colors in combination with #10121d, 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 #10121d 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 Vulcan. Thus Hunter Green and Gondola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Vulcan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oil, Gondola, and Racing Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #10121d 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. Vulcan tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#1d1b0f) and two others. The Gondola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aztec – 120° from the complementary Oil. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1d0f11 and #0f1d1b.
In a RGB color space, hex #10121d is made of 25% red, 29% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Vulcan has a hue angle of 230.77°, a saturation of 28.89% and a lightness of 8.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #10121d is made of 5.1% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 88.63% black ink.
| HEX | #10121d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(16,18,29) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 29%, 46% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 4.31, 0, 88.63 |
| HSL | hsl(230.77,28.89%,8.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(230.77,44.83%,11.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(5.7041,2.1121,-7.696) |
| XYZ | xyz(0.6518,0.6315,1.2499) |