Egyptian Blue Color

#1034a6

Egyptian 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 #efcb59
Complementary Color #a68110
Color Shade: cool blue (225.6° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 35.69% (better contrasting with white)
Egyptian Blue Color Sample
Egyptian Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #1034a6

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Egyptian Blue Color. The Royal color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Aarhusian Sky (#1150af) for more calm effect. Try Mourning Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a68110 is the best complementary color to Egyptian 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 #1034a6 complementary color is Buttered Rum, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Torea Bay are #107fa6 and #3610a6. Thus found on the left and right of #1034a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Chill and Blue Gem colors as they work well with Egyptian Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Egyptian Blue palette consists of #7fa610 and #a63610 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a68110). Try Christi and Tabasco colors in combination with #1034a6, 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 #1034a6 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 Egyptian Blue. Thus La Palma and Shiraz giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Egyptian Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Buttered Rum, Violet Eggplant, and Salem split by 90° on the color wheel. #1034a6 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool 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. Egyptian Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#a68110) and two others. The Shiraz is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Meadow – 120° from the complementary Buttered Rum. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a61034 and #10a681.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #1034a6 is made of 7% red, 22% green and 71% blue. In a HSL mode Egyptian Blue has a hue angle of 225.6°, a saturation of 82.42% and a lightness of 35.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1034a6 is made of 58.83% cyan, 44.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black ink.

HEX #1034a6
RGB Decimal rgb(16,52,166)
RGB Percentage 7%, 22%, 71%
CMYK 58.83, 44.71, 0, 34.9
HSL hsl(225.6,82.42%,35.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(225.6,90.36%,65.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(27.6258,34.005,-63.9251)
XYZ xyz(8.3246,5.3193,36.6644)
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