Blue Oblivion 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 | #d9bd74 |
Complementary Color | #8b6e26 |
Color Shade: | blue cyan (223.37° hue) |
Color Temperature: | cool |
Lightness: | 34.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Oblivion Color. The Biscay color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called B'dazzled Blue (#2e5894) for more calm effect. Try Cyan Cobalt Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8b6e26 is the best complementary color to Blue Oblivion. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #26428b 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 #26748b and #3c268b. Thus found on the left and right of #26428b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jelly Bean and Meteorite colors as they work well with Blue Oblivion.
The split-complementary Blue Oblivion palette consists of #748b26 and #8b3c26 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8b6e26). Try Wasabi and Burnt Umber colors in combination with #26428b, 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 #26428b 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 Blue Oblivion. Thus Forest Green and Burnt Umber giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Oblivion contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kumera, Plum, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #26428b 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. Blue Oblivion tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#8b6e26) 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 #8b2642 and #268b6f.
In a RGB color space, hex #26428b is made of 16% red, 27% green and 57% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Oblivion has a hue angle of 223.37°, a saturation of 57.06% and a lightness of 34.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #26428b is made of 39.61% cyan, 28.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
HEX | #26428b |
RGB Decimal | rgb(38,66,139) |
RGB Percentage | 16%, 27%, 57% |
CMYK | 39.61, 28.63, 0, 45.49 |
HSL | hsl(223.37,57.06%,34.71%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(223.37,72.66%,54.51%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(29.8438,15.9736,-43.7969) |
XYZ | xyz(7.4077,6.1726,25.2271) |