Yankees 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 | #e3d7be |
| Complementary Color | #41341c |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 18.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Yankees Blue Color. The Sodalite Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Snap-Shot (#2b3e52) for more calm effect. Try Blue Tone Ink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#41341c is the best complementary color to Yankees 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 #1c2841 complementary color is Black Marlin, 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 #1c3a41 and #221c41. Thus found on the left and right of #1c2841 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Te Papa Green and Port Gore colors as they work well with Yankees Blue.
The split-complementary Yankees Blue palette consists of #3a411c and #41221c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#41341c). Try Thatch Green and Cork colors in combination with #1c2841, 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 #1c2841 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 Yankees Blue. Thus Mallard and Cocoa Bean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Yankees Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Black Marlin, Wine Berry, and Everglade split by 90° on the color wheel. #1c2841 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. Yankees Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#41341c) and two others. The Cocoa Bean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Everglade – 120° from the complementary Black Marlin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #411c28 and #1c4134.
In a RGB color space, hex #1c2841 is made of 21% red, 30% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Yankees Blue has a hue angle of 220.54°, a saturation of 39.78% and a lightness of 18.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1c2841 is made of 14.51% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.51% black ink.
| HEX | #1c2841 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(28,40,65) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 30%, 49% |
| CMYK | 14.51, 9.8, 0, 74.51 |
| HSL | hsl(220.54,39.78%,18.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220.54,56.92%,25.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(16.2361,3.3689,-17.4439) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.1918,2.1461,5.2997) |