Assault Color

#1c4374

Assault 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 #e3bc8b
Complementary Color #744c1c
Color Shade: blue cyan (213.41° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 28.24% (better contrasting with white)
Assault Color Sample
Assault Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #1c4374

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Assault Color. The Cyan Cobalt Blue 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 soft alternative called Bahama Blue (#25597f) for more calm effect. Try Sapphire Lace as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#744c1c is the best complementary color to Assault. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #1c4374 complementary color is Walnut, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Biscay are #1c6e74 and #211c74. Thus found on the left and right of #1c4374 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Elm and Lucky Point colors as they work well with Assault.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Assault palette consists of #6f741c and #74201c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#744c1c). Try Pacifika and Persian Plum colors in combination with #1c4374, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #1c4374 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 Assault. Thus Dell and Claret giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Assault contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Walnut, Disco, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #1c4374 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Assault tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#744c1c) and two others. The Claret is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Pea – 120° from the complementary Walnut. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #741c42 and #1c744d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #1c4374 is made of 13% red, 32% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Assault has a hue angle of 213.41°, a saturation of 61.11% and a lightness of 28.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1c4374 is made of 34.51% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black ink.

HEX #1c4374
RGB Decimal rgb(28,67,116)
RGB Percentage 13%, 32%, 55%
CMYK 34.51, 19.22, 0, 54.51
HSL hsl(213.41,61.11%,28.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(213.41,75.86%,45.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(28.1734,4.6015,-32.1459)
XYZ xyz(5.6384,5.5221,17.2917)
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