Unity 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 | #d9b271 |
| Complementary Color | #8e6726 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (217.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Unity Color. The Shukra Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bavarian Blue (#1c3382) for more energetic effect. Try Sodalite Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8e6726 is the best complementary color to Unity. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #264d8e 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 St Tropaz are #26808e and #32268e. Thus found on the left and right of #264d8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jelly Bean and Jacksons Purple colors as they work well with Unity.
The split-complementary Unity palette consists of #818e26 and #8e3326 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e6726). Try Wasabi and Burnt Umber colors in combination with #264d8e, 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 #264d8e 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 Unity. Thus Olive Drab and Stiletto giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Unity contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kumera, Plum, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #264d8e 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. Unity tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#8e6726) and two others. The Stiletto 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 #8e264c and #268e67.
In a RGB color space, hex #264d8e is made of 15% red, 30% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Unity has a hue angle of 217.5°, a saturation of 57.78% and a lightness of 35.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #264d8e is made of 40.79% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #264d8e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(38,77,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 15%, 30%, 55% |
| CMYK | 40.79, 25.49, 0, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(217.5,57.78%,35.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(217.5,73.24%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.292,9.6802,-40.0923) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.3357,7.6728,26.6328) |