Bolt from the Blue Color

#2277ff

Bolt from the Blue is vivid, 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 #d80
Complementary Color #ffa921
Color Shade: blue cyan (216.92° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 56.67% (better contrasting with white)
Bolt from the Blue Color Sample
Bolt from the Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2277ff

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bolt from the Blue Color. The Gentian Flower 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 Epic Blue (#0066ee) for more calm effect. Try Too Blue to be True as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ffa921 is the best complementary color to Bolt from the Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #27f complementary color is My Sin, 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 #21e5ff and #3b21ff. Thus found on the left and right of #27f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cyan / Aqua and Blue colors as they work well with Bolt from the Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bolt from the Blue palette consists of #e5ff21 and #ff3b21 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ffa921). Try Broom and Red Orange colors in combination with #27f, 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 #27f 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 Bolt from the Blue. Thus Chartreuse and Radical Red giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bolt from the Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary My Sin, Razzle Dazzle Rose, and Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #27f 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. Bolt from the Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ffa921) and two others. The Radical Red is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Green – 120° from the complementary My Sin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ff2176 and #21ffa9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2277ff is made of 8% red, 29% green and 63% blue. In a HSL mode Bolt from the Blue has a hue angle of 216.92°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2277ff is made of 86.67% cyan, 53.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #2277ff
RGB Decimal rgb(34,119,255)
RGB Percentage 8%, 29%, 63%
CMYK 86.67, 53.33, 0, 0
HSL hsl(216.92,100%,56.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(216.92,86.67%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.6789,25.6334,-74.2153)
XYZ xyz(25.3065,20.7537,97.2798)
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