Blue Chip 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 | #e2a966 |
| Complementary Color | #995f1d |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Chip Color. The Blues 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 Jazz Blue (#1a6a9f) for more energetic effect. Try Beautiful Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#995f1d is the best complementary color to Blue Chip. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #1d5699 complementary color is Rope, 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 Matisse are #1d9499 and #211d99. Thus found on the left and right of #1d5699 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eastern Blue and Jacksons Purple colors as they work well with Blue Chip.
The split-complementary Blue Chip palette consists of #94991d and #99211d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#995f1d). Try Citron and Old Brick colors in combination with #1d5699, 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 #1d5699 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 Blue Chip. Thus Vida Loca and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Chip contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rope, Violet Eggplant, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #1d5699 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. Blue Chip tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#995f1d) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eucalyptus – 120° from the complementary Rope. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #991d56 and #1d995f.
In a RGB color space, hex #1d5699 is made of 11% red, 32% green and 57% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Chip has a hue angle of 212.42°, a saturation of 68.13% and a lightness of 35.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1d5699 is made of 48.63% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #1d5699 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(29,86,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 11%, 32%, 57% |
| CMYK | 48.63, 26.27, 0, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(212.42,68.13%,35.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.42,81.05%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.3982,6.8708,-41.8091) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5843,9.2167,31.4108) |