Ultramarine Violet Color

#1d2a58

Ultramarine Violet is soft, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red

Inverse Color #e2d5a7
Complementary Color #584a1c
Color Shade: cool blue (226.78° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 22.94% (better contrasting with white)
Ultramarine Violet Color Sample
Ultramarine Violet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #1d2a58

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Ultramarine Violet Color. The Mystification color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Deep Space Royal (#223382) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Expanse as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#584a1c is the best complementary color to Ultramarine Violet. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #1d2a58 complementary color is West Coast, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cello are #1c4758 and #2d1c58. Thus found on the left and right of #1d2a58 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nile Blue and Valhalla colors as they work well with Ultramarine Violet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ultramarine Violet palette consists of #47581c and #582d1c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#584a1c). Try Fern Frond and Brown Derby colors in combination with #1d2a58, 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 #1d2a58 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ultramarine Violet. Thus Parsley and Wine Berry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ultramarine Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary West Coast, Wine Berry, and Green Pea split by 90° on the color wheel. #1d2a58 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool 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. Ultramarine Violet tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#584a1c) and two others. The Wine Berry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Pea – 120° from the complementary West Coast. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #581c29 and #1c584b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #1d2a58 is made of 18% red, 26% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Ultramarine Violet has a hue angle of 226.78°, a saturation of 50.43% and a lightness of 22.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1d2a58 is made of 23.14% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.49% black ink.

HEX #1d2a58
RGB Decimal rgb(29,42,88)
RGB Percentage 18%, 26%, 55%
CMYK 23.14, 18.04, 0, 65.49
HSL hsl(226.78,50.43%,22.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(226.78,67.05%,34.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(18.4604,11.1483,-29.5252)
XYZ xyz(3.0961,2.6217,9.5754)
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