Insignia Color

#285294

Insignia 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 #d7ad6b
Complementary Color #946928
Color Shade: blue cyan (216.67° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 36.86% (better contrasting with white)
Insignia Color Sample
Insignia Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #285294

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Insignia Color. The Limoges color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mazarine Blue (#273c76) for more calm effect. Try Dover Straits as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#946928 is the best complementary color to Insignia. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #285294 complementary color is Kumera, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #288894 and #332894. Thus found on the left and right of #285294 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jelly Bean and Jacksons Purple colors as they work well with Insignia.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Insignia palette consists of #889428 and #943328 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#946928). Try Wasabi and Burnt Umber colors in combination with #285294, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #285294 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 Insignia. Thus Olive Drab and Night Shadz giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Insignia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kumera, Royal Heath, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #285294 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Insignia tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#946928) and two others. The Night Shadz 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 #942851 and #28946a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #285294 is made of 15% red, 30% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Insignia has a hue angle of 216.67°, a saturation of 57.45% and a lightness of 36.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #285294 is made of 42.35% cyan, 25.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black ink.

HEX #285294
RGB Decimal rgb(40,82,148)
RGB Percentage 15%, 30%, 55%
CMYK 42.35, 25.88, 0, 41.96
HSL hsl(216.67,57.45%,36.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(216.67,72.97%,58.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.2497,8.9815,-40.6052)
XYZ xyz(9.2377,8.6238,29.1947)
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