Tardis is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #efa98c |
| Complementary Color | #722c10 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tardis Color. The Daphne color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Watercolour Blue (#084d58) for more energetic effect. Try Baltic Trench as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#722c10 is the best complementary color to Tardis. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #105673 complementary color is Pueblo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Chathams Blue are #10725e and #102472. Thus found on the left and right of #105673 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Genoa and Deep Koamaru colors as they work well with Tardis.
The split-complementary Tardis palette consists of #725e10 and #721024 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#722c10). Try Spicy Mustard and Dark Tan colors in combination with #105673, 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 #105673 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tardis. Thus Green Leaf and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tardis contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pueblo, Persian Indigo, and Bilbao split by 90° on the color wheel. #105673 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tardis tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#722c10) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jewel – 120° from the complementary Pueblo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #721055 and #10722c.
In a RGB color space, hex #105673 is made of 7% red, 40% green and 53% blue. In a HSL mode Tardis has a hue angle of 197.58°, a saturation of 75.57% and a lightness of 25.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #105673 is made of 38.83% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black ink.
| HEX | #105673 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(16,86,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 7%, 40%, 53% |
| CMYK | 38.83, 11.37, 0, 54.9 |
| HSL | hsl(197.58,75.57%,25.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.58,86.09%,45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.9903,-9.5898,-22.373) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.636,8.0035,17.4147) |