Iron 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 | #eeb46e |
| Complementary Color | #915610 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Iron Blue Color. The Amnesia 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 Atlantic Navy (#13336f) for more calm effect. Try Les Cavaliers Beach as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#915610 is the best complementary color to Iron 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 #114b91 complementary color is Korma, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #108a91 and #161091. Thus found on the left and right of #114b91 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Chill and Ultramarine colors as they work well with Iron Blue.
The split-complementary Iron Blue palette consists of #8a9110 and #911610 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#915610). Try Buttered Rum and Tamarillo colors in combination with #114b91, 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 #114b91 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 Iron Blue. Thus Vida Loca and Rose Bud Cherry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Iron Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Korma, Violet Eggplant, and La Palma split by 90° on the color wheel. #114b91 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Iron Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#915610) 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 #91104b and #109157.
In a RGB color space, hex #114b91 is made of 7% red, 32% green and 61% blue. In a HSL mode Iron Blue has a hue angle of 212.81°, a saturation of 79.01% and a lightness of 31.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #114b91 is made of 50.19% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black ink.
| HEX | #114b91 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(17,75,145) |
| RGB Percentage | 7%, 32%, 61% |
| CMYK | 50.19, 27.45, 0, 43.14 |
| HSL | hsl(212.81,79.01%,31.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.81,88.28%,56.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.2482,9.8525,-43.6363) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.8581,7.1957,27.7628) |