Fist of the North Star Color

#225599

Fist of the North Star is soft, 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 #da6
Complementary Color #996521
Color Shade: blue cyan (214.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 36.67% (better contrasting with white)
Fist of the North Star Color Sample
Fist of the North Star Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #225599

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Fist of the North Star Color. The Mid Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blues (#296a9d) for more calm effect. Try Palace Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#996521 is the best complementary color to Fist of the North Star. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #259 complementary color is Kumera, 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 White are #219099 and #2a2199. Thus found on the left and right of #259 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jelly Bean and Jacksons Purple colors as they work well with Fist of the North Star.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fist of the North Star palette consists of #909921 and #992a21 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#996521). Try Citron and Prairie Sand colors in combination with #259, 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 #259 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 Fist of the North Star. Thus Vida Loca and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fist of the North Star contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kumera, Violet Eggplant, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #259 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. Fist of the North Star tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#996521) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eucalyptus – 120° from the complementary Kumera. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #992154 and #219965.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #225599 is made of 13% red, 31% green and 56% blue. In a HSL mode Fist of the North Star has a hue angle of 214.29°, a saturation of 63.64% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #225599 is made of 46.67% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #225599
RGB Decimal rgb(34,85,153)
RGB Percentage 13%, 31%, 56%
CMYK 46.67, 26.67, 0, 40
HSL hsl(214.29,63.64%,36.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(214.29,77.78%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.2467,8.1188,-42.0432)
XYZ xyz(9.658,9.137,31.3916)
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