Legion Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #e0b6a4 |
| Complementary Color | #5b301e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Legion Blue Color. The Nato Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bahama Blue (#25597f) for more energetic effect. Try Denim Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5b301e is the best complementary color to Legion Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #1f495b complementary color is Irish Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Dianne are #1e5b4f and #1e2a5b. Thus found on the left and right of #1f495b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Pea and Cello colors as they work well with Legion Blue.
The split-complementary Legion Blue palette consists of #5b4f1e and #5b1e2a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b301e). Try West Coast and Wine Berry colors in combination with #1f495b, 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 #1f495b offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Legion Blue. Thus Fern Frond and Wine Berry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Legion Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Irish Coffee, Grape, and Parsley split by 90° on the color wheel. #1f495b square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Legion Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#5b301e) and two others. The Wine Berry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Pea – 120° from the complementary Irish Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5b1e48 and #1e5b31.
In a RGB color space, hex #1f495b is made of 16% red, 37% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Legion Blue has a hue angle of 198°, a saturation of 49.18% and a lightness of 23.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1f495b is made of 23.53% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.31% black ink.
| HEX | #1f495b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(31,73,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 16%, 37%, 47% |
| CMYK | 23.53, 7.06, 0, 64.31 |
| HSL | hsl(198,49.18%,23.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198,65.93%,35.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.9324,-8.3988,-15.0087) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.8359,5.8117,10.7644) |