Rurikon Blue is calm, 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 | #e4d6b4 |
| Complementary Color | #4b3d1b |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (222.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 20% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rurikon Blue Color. The Elmer's Echo color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Limoges (#243f6c) for more energetic effect. Try Nightlife as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4b3d1b is the best complementary color to Rurikon 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 #1b294b complementary color is Metallic Bronze, 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 Cloud Burst are #1b414b and #241b4b. Thus found on the left and right of #1b294b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Dianne and Port Gore colors as they work well with Rurikon Blue.
The split-complementary Rurikon Blue palette consists of #414b1b and #4b251b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b3d1b). Try Thatch Green and Cocoa Bean colors in combination with #1b294b, 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 #1b294b 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 Rurikon Blue. Thus Seaweed and Cocoa Bean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rurikon Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Metallic Bronze, Wine Berry, and Everglade split by 90° on the color wheel. #1b294b 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. Rurikon Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#4b3d1b) and two others. The Cocoa Bean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Te Papa Green – 120° from the complementary Metallic Bronze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b1b28 and #1b4b3c.
In a RGB color space, hex #1b294b is made of 19% red, 29% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Rurikon Blue has a hue angle of 222.5°, a saturation of 47.06% and a lightness of 20%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1b294b is made of 18.82% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.59% black ink.
| HEX | #1b294b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(27,41,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 29%, 52% |
| CMYK | 18.82, 13.33, 0, 70.59 |
| HSL | hsl(222.5,47.06%,20%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(222.5,64%,29.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(17.1169,6.2477,-22.9198) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.5149,2.3269,6.9732) |