Blue Pencil 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 | #df0 |
| Complementary Color | #df0 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (248° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Pencil Color. The Han Purple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Nimbus Blue (#4422ff) for more calm effect. Try Pure Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#df0 is the best complementary color to Blue Pencil. 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 #20f complementary color is White, 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 #005dff and #a100ff. Thus found on the left and right of #20f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Ribbon and Electric Violet colors as they work well with Blue Pencil.
The split-complementary Blue Pencil palette consists of #5dff00 and #ffa100 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#df0). Try Bright Green and Orange Peel colors in combination with #20f, 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 #20f 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 Pencil. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Pencil contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Rose, and Spring Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #20f 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 Pencil tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#df0) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cyan / Aqua – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f20 and #00dcff.
In a RGB color space, hex #2200ff is made of 12% red, 0% green and 88% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Pencil has a hue angle of 248°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2200ff is made of 86.67% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #2200ff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(34,0,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 12%, 0%, 88% |
| CMYK | 86.67, 100, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(248,100%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(248,100%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.0494,79.4372,-106.5968) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7097,7.5601,95.0809) |