Blue Beetle is deep, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #df6 |
| Complementary Color | #769900 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (253.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Beetle Color. The Child of the Night color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Insomniac Blue (#110077) for more calm effect. Try Quantum of Light as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#769900 is the best complementary color to Blue Beetle. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #209 complementary color is Limeade, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #002a99 and #6e0099. Thus found on the left and right of #209 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt and Purple colors as they work well with Blue Beetle.
The split-complementary Blue Beetle palette consists of #2a9900 and #996e00 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#769900). Try Limeade and Chelsea Gem colors in combination with #209, 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 #209 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Beetle. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Beetle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limeade, Burgundy, and Green Haze split by 90° on the color wheel. #209 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Beetle tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#769900) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Allports – 120° from the complementary Limeade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #920 and #007699.
In a RGB color space, hex #220099 is made of 18% red, 0% green and 82% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Beetle has a hue angle of 253.33°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #220099 is made of 46.67% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #220099 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(34,0,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 0%, 82% |
| CMYK | 46.67, 60, 0, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(253.33,100%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(253.33,100%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.5402,54.6352,-71.0347) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.4095,2.64,30.3087) |