Elite 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 | #e4cfac |
| Complementary Color | #533e1b |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (217.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 21.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Elite Blue Color. The Fog of War color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Commodore (#25476a) for more calm effect. Try Theatre Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#533e1b is the best complementary color to Elite 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 #1b3053 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 Cello are #1b4b53 and #211b53. Thus found on the left and right of #1b3053 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Dianne and Valhalla colors as they work well with Elite Blue.
The split-complementary Elite Blue palette consists of #4c531b and #53221b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#533e1b). Try Thatch Green and Brown Derby colors in combination with #1b3053, 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 #1b3053 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 Elite Blue. Thus Seaweed and Wine Berry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Elite Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Metallic Bronze, Wine Berry, and Parsley split by 90° on the color wheel. #1b3053 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. Elite Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#533e1b) and two others. The Wine Berry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Pea – 120° from the complementary Metallic Bronze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #531b2f and #1b533e.
In a RGB color space, hex #1b3053 is made of 17% red, 30% green and 53% blue. In a HSL mode Elite Blue has a hue angle of 217.5°, a saturation of 50.91% and a lightness of 21.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1b3053 is made of 21.96% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.45% black ink.
| HEX | #1b3053 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(27,48,83) |
| RGB Percentage | 17%, 30%, 53% |
| CMYK | 21.96, 13.73, 0, 67.45 |
| HSL | hsl(217.5,50.91%,21.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(217.5,67.47%,32.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(19.9292,4.3719,-23.8486) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.0703,2.9714,8.5953) |