Blue Mosque Color

#21426b

Blue Mosque is calm, 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 #debd94
Complementary Color #6b4921
Color Shade: blue cyan (213.24° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 27.45% (better contrasting with white)
Blue Mosque Color Sample
Blue Mosque Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #21426b

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Mosque Color. The Sacrifice color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Rurikon Blue (#1b294b) for more calm effect. Try Sapphire Lace as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6b4921 is the best complementary color to Blue Mosque. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #21426b complementary color is Dallas, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cello are #21676b and #24216b. Thus found on the left and right of #21426b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Elm and Lucky Point colors as they work well with Blue Mosque.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blue Mosque palette consists of #676b21 and #6b2421 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b4921). Try Fern Frond and Metallic Copper colors in combination with #21426b, 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 #21426b 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 Mosque. Thus Fern Frond and Tawny Port giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blue Mosque contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dallas, Tawny Port, and Green Pea split by 90° on the color wheel. #21426b square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Blue Mosque tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#6b4921) and two others. The Tawny Port is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Pea – 120° from the complementary Dallas. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6b2141 and #216b4a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #21426b is made of 16% red, 32% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Mosque has a hue angle of 213.24°, a saturation of 52.86% and a lightness of 27.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #21426b is made of 29.02% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black ink.

HEX #21426b
RGB Decimal rgb(33,66,107)
RGB Percentage 16%, 32%, 52%
CMYK 29.02, 16.08, 0, 58.04
HSL hsl(213.24,52.86%,27.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(213.24,69.16%,41.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(27.5216,2.5748,-27.4553)
XYZ xyz(5.2293,5.2813,14.6537)
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