Hadfield Blue is vivid, 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 | #e80 |
| Complementary Color | #fe9811 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hadfield Blue Color. The Bright Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Epic Blue (#0066ee) for more calm effect. Try Old Gungeon Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#fe9811 is the best complementary color to Hadfield 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 #17f complementary color is West Side, 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 White are #11eefe and #2111fe. Thus found on the left and right of #17f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cyan / Aqua and Blue colors as they work well with Hadfield Blue.
The split-complementary Hadfield Blue palette consists of #eefe11 and #fe2111 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fe9811). Try Chartreuse Yellow and Scarlet colors in combination with #17f, 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 #17f 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 Hadfield Blue. Thus Chartreuse and Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hadfield Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary West Side, Magenta / Fuchsia, and Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #17f 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. Hadfield Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#fe9811) and two others. The Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Green – 120° from the complementary West Side. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #fe1176 and #11fe99.
In a RGB color space, hex #1177ff is made of 4% red, 30% green and 65% blue. In a HSL mode Hadfield Blue has a hue angle of 214.29°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1177ff is made of 93.33% cyan, 53.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #1177ff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(17,119,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 4%, 30%, 65% |
| CMYK | 93.33, 53.33, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(214.29,100%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.29,93.33%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.4344,24.8615,-74.6237) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.878,20.5328,97.2598) |