Kinetic 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 | #dab295 |
| Complementary Color | #6a4124 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Kinetic Blue Color. The Southern Evening color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Deep Water (#266691) for more energetic effect. Try Naval Passage as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6a4124 is the best complementary color to Kinetic 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 #254d6a complementary color is Pickled Bean, 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 Cello are #246a64 and #242a6a. Thus found on the left and right of #254d6a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Casal and Astronaut colors as they work well with Kinetic Blue.
The split-complementary Kinetic Blue palette consists of #6a6424 and #6a242a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a4124). Try Crete and Wine Berry colors in combination with #254d6a, 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 #254d6a 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 Kinetic Blue. Thus Fern Frond and Tawny Port giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kinetic Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pickled Bean, Eminence, and Green Pea split by 90° on the color wheel. #254d6a 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. Kinetic Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#6a4124) and two others. The Tawny Port is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Pea – 120° from the complementary Pickled Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a244c and #246a41.
In a RGB color space, hex #254d6a is made of 17% red, 35% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Kinetic Blue has a hue angle of 205.22°, a saturation of 48.25% and a lightness of 28.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #254d6a is made of 27.06% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black ink.
| HEX | #254d6a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(37,77,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 17%, 35%, 48% |
| CMYK | 27.06, 11.37, 0, 58.43 |
| HSL | hsl(205.22,48.25%,28.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.22,65.09%,41.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.2114,-4.2088,-21.0143) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.0183,6.7417,14.6197) |