Incremental Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #edcba9 |
| Complementary Color | #563411 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 20.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Incremental Blue Color. The Neptune's Wrath color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bright Midnight Blue (#1a4876) for more calm effect. Try Linear as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#563411 is the best complementary color to Incremental Blue. Orange shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #123456 complementary color is Jambalaya, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Zodiac are #115556 and #111156. Thus found on the left and right of #123456 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eden and Blue Zodiac colors as they work well with Incremental Blue.
The split-complementary Incremental Blue palette consists of #555611 and #561111 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#563411). Try Saratoga and Heath colors in combination with #123456, 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 #123456 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 Incremental Blue. Thus Dell and Loulou giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Incremental Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jambalaya, Loulou, and Parsley split by 90° on the color wheel. #123456 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, mid magenta, orange 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. Incremental Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#563411) and two others. The Loulou is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jewel – 120° from the complementary Jambalaya. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #561134 and #115634.
In a RGB color space, hex #123456 is made of 12% red, 33% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Incremental Blue has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 65.38% and a lightness of 20.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #123456 is made of 26.67% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black ink.
| HEX | #123456 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(18,52,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 12%, 33%, 55% |
| CMYK | 26.67, 13.34, 0, 66.27 |
| HSL | hsl(210,65.38%,20.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,79.07%,33.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.0431,1.0588,-24.1047) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.1572,3.2565,9.2663) |