After Work Blue is deep, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #dbdb92 |
| Complementary Color | #6c6d24 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to After Work Blue Color. The Ultramarine Highlight color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Fly by Night (#1c1e4d) for more calm effect. Try Port Gore as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6c6d24 is the best complementary color to After Work Blue. Mid yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #24246d complementary color is Crete, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Astronaut are #24486d and #48246d. Thus found on the left and right of #24246d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Astronaut and Jacarta colors as they work well with After Work Blue.
The split-complementary After Work Blue palette consists of #486d24 and #6d4824 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c6d24). Try Fern Frond and Pickled Bean colors in combination with #24246d, 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 #24246d offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the After Work Blue. Thus Green Pea and Crown of Thorns giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of After Work Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Crete, Tawny Port, and Green Pea split by 90° on the color wheel. #24246d square combo is a palette of cool blue, red magenta, mid 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. After Work Blue tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#6c6d24) and two others. The Crown of Thorns is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Paradiso – 120° from the complementary Crete. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6d2424 and #246c6d.
In a RGB color space, hex #24246d is made of 20% red, 20% green and 60% blue. In a HSL mode After Work Blue has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 50.34% and a lightness of 28.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #24246d is made of 28.63% cyan, 28.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black ink.
| HEX | #24246d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(36,36,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 20%, 60% |
| CMYK | 28.63, 28.63, 0, 57.25 |
| HSL | hsl(240,50.34%,28.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,66.97%,42.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.975,24.8675,-42.4843) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.1187,2.7409,14.78) |