Celtic Blue 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 | #db9431 |
| Complementary Color | #ce8623 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.94° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Celtic Blue Color. The Skylla color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Altdorf Guard Blue (#1f56a7) for more calm effect. Try Eye Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ce8623 is the best complementary color to Celtic 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 #246bce complementary color is Ochre, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mariner are #23c0ce and #3123ce. Thus found on the left and right of #246bce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Java and Persian Blue colors as they work well with Celtic Blue.
The split-complementary Celtic Blue palette consists of #c0ce23 and #ce3123 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ce8623). Try Key Lime Pie and Punch colors in combination with #246bce, 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 #246bce 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 Celtic Blue. Thus Lima and Cerise Red giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Celtic Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ochre, Cerise, and Malachite split by 90° on the color wheel. #246bce square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Celtic Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ce8623) and two others. The Cerise Red is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Meadow – 120° from the complementary Ochre. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ce236a and #23ce86.
In a RGB color space, hex #246bce is made of 10% red, 31% green and 59% blue. In a HSL mode Celtic Blue has a hue angle of 214.94°, a saturation of 70.25% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #246bce is made of 66.66% cyan, 38.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #246bce |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(36,107,206) |
| RGB Percentage | 10%, 31%, 59% |
| CMYK | 66.66, 38.82, 0, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(214.94,70.25%,47.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.94,82.52%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.1054,14.7105,-57.301) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1258,15.3467,60.4521) |