St. Patrick's 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 | #dcd685 |
| Complementary Color | #7a7322 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (235.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to St. Patrick's Blue Color. The Underwater Realm color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Astronaut (#283a77) for more calm effect. Try Ultramarine Violet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7a7322 is the best complementary color to St. Patrick's 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 #23297a complementary color is Pacifika, 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 Bay of Many are #22547a and #48227a. Thus found on the left and right of #23297a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bay of Many and Meteorite colors as they work well with St. Patrick's Blue.
The split-complementary St. Patrick's Blue palette consists of #547a22 and #7a4822 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7a7322). Try Fern Frond and Bull Shot colors in combination with #23297a, 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 #23297a 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 St. Patrick's Blue. Thus Forest Green and Crown of Thorns giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of St. Patrick's Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pacifika, Tawny Port, and Eucalyptus split by 90° on the color wheel. #23297a 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. St. Patrick's Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#7a7322) and two others. The Crown of Thorns is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Elm – 120° from the complementary Pacifika. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7a2228 and #227a74.
In a RGB color space, hex #23297a is made of 18% red, 21% green and 62% blue. In a HSL mode St. Patrick's Blue has a hue angle of 235.86°, a saturation of 55.41% and a lightness of 30.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #23297a is made of 34.11% cyan, 31.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black ink.
| HEX | #23297a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(35,41,122) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 21%, 62% |
| CMYK | 34.11, 31.76, 0, 52.16 |
| HSL | hsl(235.86,55.41%,30.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(235.86,71.31%,47.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.3882,26.1777,-46.8966) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.9989,3.3483,18.7952) |