Pacific Navy 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 | #dab775 |
| Complementary Color | #8a6725 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (219.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 34.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pacific Navy Color. The Lapis Lazuli color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Nebulas Blue (#2d62a3) for more calm effect. Try Caledor Sky as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8a6725 is the best complementary color to Pacific Navy. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #25488a complementary color is Kumera, 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 Bay of Many are #257a8a and #34258a. Thus found on the left and right of #25488a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jelly Bean and Jacksons Purple colors as they work well with Pacific Navy.
The split-complementary Pacific Navy palette consists of #7a8a25 and #8a3425 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a6725). Try Wasabi and Burnt Umber colors in combination with #25488a, 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 #25488a 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 Pacific Navy. Thus Olive Drab and Burnt Umber giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pacific Navy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kumera, Plum, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #25488a 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. Pacific Navy tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#8a6725) and two others. The Burnt Umber is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eucalyptus – 120° from the complementary Kumera. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8a2547 and #258a66.
In a RGB color space, hex #25488a is made of 15% red, 29% green and 56% blue. In a HSL mode Pacific Navy has a hue angle of 219.21°, a saturation of 57.71% and a lightness of 34.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #25488a is made of 39.61% cyan, 25.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #25488a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(37,72,138) |
| RGB Percentage | 15%, 29%, 56% |
| CMYK | 39.61, 25.88, 0, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(219.21,57.71%,34.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(219.21,73.19%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.493,11.3349,-40.527) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.6678,6.863,24.9653) |