Mourning Blue is deep, 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 | #e9ae42 |
| Complementary Color | #bd8216 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mourning Blue Color. The Ephren Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mimesia Blue (#2269ca) for more calm effect. Try Celtic Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bd8216 is the best complementary color to Mourning 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 #1651bd complementary color is Pizza, 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 Denim are #16a4bd and #2e16bd. Thus found on the left and right of #1651bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eastern Blue and Persian Blue colors as they work well with Mourning Blue.
The split-complementary Mourning Blue palette consists of #a4bd16 and #bd2e16 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bd8216). Try La Rioja and Thunderbird colors in combination with #1651bd, 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 #1651bd 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 Mourning Blue. Thus Christi and Maroon Flush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mourning Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pizza, Red Violet, and Malachite split by 90° on the color wheel. #1651bd 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. Mourning Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#bd8216) and two others. The Maroon Flush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Meadow – 120° from the complementary Pizza. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bd1651 and #16bd82.
In a RGB color space, hex #1651bd is made of 8% red, 28% green and 65% blue. In a HSL mode Mourning Blue has a hue angle of 218.8°, a saturation of 79.15% and a lightness of 41.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1651bd is made of 65.49% cyan, 42.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #1651bd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(22,81,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 8%, 28%, 65% |
| CMYK | 65.49, 42.36, 0, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(218.8,79.15%,41.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218.8,88.36%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.3526,24.0202,-61.6575) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4586,9.7296,49.3655) |