Ultramarine is deep, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #e7fa24 |
| Complementary Color | #c7db05 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (245.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 43.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Ultramarine Color. The Icelandic Water color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Deep Sea Exploration (#2000b1) for more energetic effect. Try Electric Ultramarine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c7db05 is the best complementary color to Ultramarine. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #1805db complementary color is Rio Grande, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Dark Blue are #055cdb and #8305db. Thus found on the left and right of #1805db on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Science Blue and Electric Violet colors as they work well with Ultramarine.
The split-complementary Ultramarine palette consists of #5cdb05 and #db8305 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7db05). Try Bright Green and Tahiti Gold colors in combination with #1805db, 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 #1805db offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ultramarine. Thus Green and Monza giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ultramarine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rio Grande, Razzmatazz, and Caribbean Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #1805db square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ultramarine tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#c7db05) and two others. The Monza is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Robin's Egg Blue – 120° from the complementary Rio Grande. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #db1805 and #05c7db.
In a RGB color space, hex #1805db is made of 10% red, 2% green and 88% blue. In a HSL mode Ultramarine has a hue angle of 245.33°, a saturation of 95.54% and a lightness of 43.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1805db is made of 76.47% cyan, 83.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #1805db |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(24,5,219) |
| RGB Percentage | 10%, 2%, 88% |
| CMYK | 76.47, 83.92, 0, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(245.33,95.54%,43.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(245.33,97.72%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.8918,69.8531,-94.7464) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.2171,5.4172,67.3668) |