Regal Blue Color

#203f58

Regal 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 #dfc0a7
Complementary Color #58381f
Color Shade: cool cyan (206.79° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 23.53% (better contrasting with white)
Regal Blue Color Sample
Regal Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #203f58

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Regal Blue Color. The Bahama Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Navy Teal (#20576e) for more energetic effect. Try Quiet Storm as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#58381f is the best complementary color to Regal 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 #203f58 complementary color is Metallic Bronze, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cello are #1f5855 and #1f2258. Thus found on the left and right of #203f58 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Dianne and Cloud Burst colors as they work well with Regal Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Regal Blue palette consists of #58551f and #581f22 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#58381f). Try Metallic Bronze and Cocoa Bean colors in combination with #203f58, 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 #203f58 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 Regal Blue. Thus Thatch Green and Wine Berry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Regal Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Metallic Bronze, Grape, and Parsley split by 90° on the color wheel. #203f58 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Regal Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#58381f) and two others. The Wine Berry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Pea – 120° from the complementary Metallic Bronze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #581f3f and #1f5839.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #203f58 is made of 17% red, 34% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Regal Blue has a hue angle of 206.79°, a saturation of 46.67% and a lightness of 23.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #203f58 is made of 21.96% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.49% black ink.

HEX #203f58
RGB Decimal rgb(32,63,88)
RGB Percentage 17%, 34%, 48%
CMYK 21.96, 9.8, 0, 65.49
HSL hsl(206.79,46.67%,23.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(206.79,63.64%,34.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(25.4627,-2.8713,-18.4341)
XYZ xyz(4.1346,4.5667,9.8961)
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