Saxony 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 | #e0997f |
| Complementary Color | #80381f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Saxony Blue Color. The Uncharted color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Recollection Blue (#1a525b) for more calm effect. Try Prominent Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#80381f is the best complementary color to Saxony 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 #1f6680 complementary color is Red Robin, 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 Elm are #1f8069 and #1f3580. Thus found on the left and right of #1f6680 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Elm and Bay of Many colors as they work well with Saxony Blue.
The split-complementary Saxony Blue palette consists of #80691f and #801f35 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#80381f). Try Kumera and Crown of Thorns colors in combination with #1f6680, 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 #1f6680 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 Saxony Blue. Thus Pacifika and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Saxony Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Red Robin, Seance, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #1f6680 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. Saxony Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#80381f) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Forest Green – 120° from the complementary Red Robin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #801f66 and #1f8038.
In a RGB color space, hex #1f6680 is made of 12% red, 39% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Saxony Blue has a hue angle of 196.08°, a saturation of 61.01% and a lightness of 31.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1f6680 is made of 38.04% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black ink.
| HEX | #1f6680 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(31,102,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 12%, 39%, 49% |
| CMYK | 38.04, 10.2, 0, 49.8 |
| HSL | hsl(196.08,61.01%,31.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.08,75.78%,50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.168,-12.4253,-20.7446) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.2127,11.3526,22.1278) |