Azul is vivid, 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 | #e2a213 |
| Complementary Color | #ecab1d |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (221.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Azul Color. The Chun-Li Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bnei Brak Bay (#1d5bd6) for more calm effect. Try The Rainbow Fish as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ecab1d is the best complementary color to Azul. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #1d5dec complementary color is Fuel Yellow, 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 Royal Blue are #1dc4ec and #441dec. Thus found on the left and right of #1d5dec on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Picton Blue and Persian Blue colors as they work well with Azul.
The split-complementary Azul palette consists of #c4ec1d and #ec441d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ecab1d). Try Las Palmas and Pomegranate colors in combination with #1d5dec, 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 #1d5dec 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 Azul. Thus Bright Green and Amaranth giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Azul contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuel Yellow, Shocking Pink, and Malachite split by 90° on the color wheel. #1d5dec 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. Azul tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ecab1d) and two others. The Amaranth is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bright Turquoise – 120° from the complementary Fuel Yellow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ec1d5d and #1decab.
In a RGB color space, hex #1d5dec is made of 8% red, 26% green and 66% blue. In a HSL mode Azul has a hue angle of 221.45°, a saturation of 84.49% and a lightness of 51.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1d5dec is made of 81.18% cyan, 56.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black ink.
| HEX | #1d5dec |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(29,93,236) |
| RGB Percentage | 8%, 26%, 66% |
| CMYK | 81.18, 56.08, 0, 7.45 |
| HSL | hsl(221.45,84.49%,51.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(221.45,87.71%,92.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.4416,34.6806,-77.0518) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5614,14.146,81.0563) |