Olympian 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 | #e5b374 |
| Complementary Color | #8b5819 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (213.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Olympian Blue Color. The Rainbow Bright color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Atlantic Navy (#13336f) for more energetic effect. Try Shukra Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8b5819 is the best complementary color to Olympian 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 #1a4c8b complementary color is Rope, 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 Chathams Blue are #19848b and #20198b. Thus found on the left and right of #1a4c8b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Elm and Jacksons Purple colors as they work well with Olympian Blue.
The split-complementary Olympian Blue palette consists of #848b19 and #8b2019 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8b5819). Try Trendy Green and Falu Red colors in combination with #1a4c8b, 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 #1a4c8b 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 Olympian Blue. Thus Vida Loca and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Olympian Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rope, Violet Eggplant, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #1a4c8b 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. Olympian Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#8b5819) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Genoa – 120° from the complementary Rope. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8b194b and #198b58.
In a RGB color space, hex #1a4c8b is made of 11% red, 32% green and 58% blue. In a HSL mode Olympian Blue has a hue angle of 213.45°, a saturation of 68.48% and a lightness of 32.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1a4c8b is made of 44.31% cyan, 24.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #1a4c8b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(26,76,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 11%, 32%, 58% |
| CMYK | 44.31, 24.71, 0, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(213.45,68.48%,32.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(213.45,81.29%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.3751,7.5599,-39.7476) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.6706,7.2526,25.4217) |