Blue Blue is deep, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #ddbd38 |
| Complementary Color | #c7a721 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (228.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 45.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Blue Color. The Yuè Guāng Lán Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cerulean Blue (#2a52be) for more calm effect. Try Mourning Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c7a721 is the best complementary color to Blue Blue. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2242c7 complementary color is Nugget, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Persian Blue are #2194c7 and #5421c7. Thus found on the left and right of #2242c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Curious Blue and Purple Heart colors as they work well with Blue Blue.
The split-complementary Blue Blue palette consists of #94c721 and #c75421 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7a721). Try Atlantis and Piper colors in combination with #2242c7, 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 #2242c7 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Blue. Thus Lima and Maroon Flush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nugget, Red Violet, and Mountain Meadow split by 90° on the color wheel. #2242c7 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#c7a721) and two others. The Maroon Flush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Java – 120° from the complementary Nugget. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c72141 and #21c7a6.
In a RGB color space, hex #2242c7 is made of 11% red, 22% green and 67% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Blue has a hue angle of 228.36°, a saturation of 70.82% and a lightness of 45.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2242c7 is made of 64.71% cyan, 52.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #2242c7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(34,66,199) |
| RGB Percentage | 11%, 22%, 67% |
| CMYK | 64.71, 52.16, 0, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(228.36,70.82%,45.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(228.36,82.91%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.7217,38.4358,-71.7967) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9167,8.36,54.9657) |