Sapphire Splendour is deep, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #dbda46 |
| Complementary Color | #b9b824 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (239.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Sapphire Splendour Color. The Gentian 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 saturated alternative called Yuè Guāng Lán Blue (#2138ab) for more energetic effect. Try Governor Bay as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b9b824 is the best complementary color to Sapphire Splendour. 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 #2425b9 complementary color is Key Lime Pie, 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 #246fb9 and #6d24b9. Thus found on the left and right of #2425b9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mariner and Purple Heart colors as they work well with Sapphire Splendour.
The split-complementary Sapphire Splendour palette consists of #6fb924 and #b96d24 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b9b824). Try Lima and Bourbon colors in combination with #2425b9, 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 #2425b9 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 Sapphire Splendour. Thus Forest Green and Tall Poppy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sapphire Splendour contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Key Lime Pie, Hibiscus, and Jungle Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #2425b9 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. Sapphire Splendour tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#b9b824) and two others. The Tall Poppy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Java – 120° from the complementary Key Lime Pie. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b92424 and #24b9b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #2425b9 is made of 14% red, 14% green and 72% blue. In a HSL mode Sapphire Splendour has a hue angle of 239.6°, a saturation of 67.42% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2425b9 is made of 58.43% cyan, 58.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black ink.
| HEX | #2425b9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(36,37,185) |
| RGB Percentage | 14%, 14%, 72% |
| CMYK | 58.43, 58.04, 0, 27.45 |
| HSL | hsl(239.6,67.42%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(239.6,80.54%,72.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.2999,50.5491,-75.815) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.1461,5.201,46.3681) |