Bright Navy 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 | #e68b2d |
| Complementary Color | #d27618 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (210.49° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bright Navy Blue Color. The Way Beyond the 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 saturated alternative called Bleu De France (#318ce7) for more energetic effect. Try Ticino Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d27618 is the best complementary color to Bright Navy 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 #1974d2 complementary color is Meteor, 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 #18d0d2 and #1a18d2. Thus found on the left and right of #1974d2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Java and Persian Blue colors as they work well with Bright Navy Blue.
The split-complementary Bright Navy Blue palette consists of #d0d218 and #d21a18 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d27618). Try Bird Flower and Thunderbird colors in combination with #1974d2, 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 #1974d2 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 Bright Navy Blue. Thus Lima and Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bright Navy Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Meteor, Red Violet, and Malachite split by 90° on the color wheel. #1974d2 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. Bright Navy Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d27618) and two others. The Red Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Meadow – 120° from the complementary Meteor. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d21873 and #18d277.
In a RGB color space, hex #1974d2 is made of 7% red, 33% green and 60% blue. In a HSL mode Bright Navy Blue has a hue angle of 210.49°, a saturation of 78.72% and a lightness of 46.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1974d2 is made of 72.55% cyan, 36.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black ink.
| HEX | #1974d2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(25,116,210) |
| RGB Percentage | 7%, 33%, 60% |
| CMYK | 72.55, 36.86, 0, 17.65 |
| HSL | hsl(210.49,78.72%,46.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210.49,88.1%,82.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.6988,9.7345,-55.4227) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2792,17.3506,63.3584) |