Nile Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #dac0b1 |
| Complementary Color | #4e3425 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 22.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Nile Blue Color. The Quiet Storm color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Blue Tang (#2a4b6e) for more energetic effect. Try Abyssal Anchorfish Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4e3425 is the best complementary color to Nile Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #253f4e complementary color is Saddle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Dianne are #254e48 and #252a4e. Thus found on the left and right of #253f4e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Plantation and Port Gore colors as they work well with Nile Blue.
The split-complementary Nile Blue palette consists of #4e4825 and #4e252a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e3425). Try Woodland and Cowboy colors in combination with #253f4e, 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 #253f4e offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Nile Blue. Thus Woodland and Livid Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nile Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Saddle, Bossanova, and Mallard split by 90° on the color wheel. #253f4e square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Nile Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#4e3425) and two others. The Livid Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Everglade – 120° from the complementary Saddle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4e253e and #254e34.
In a RGB color space, hex #253f4e is made of 21% red, 35% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Nile Blue has a hue angle of 201.95°, a saturation of 35.65% and a lightness of 22.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #253f4e is made of 16.08% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black ink.
| HEX | #253f4e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(37,63,78) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 35%, 44% |
| CMYK | 16.08, 5.88, 0, 69.41 |
| HSL | hsl(201.95,35.65%,22.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.95,52.56%,30.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.255,-5.1376,-12.1802) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.9156,4.4984,7.8696) |