Retro Blue is vivid, 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 | #d49d0b |
| Complementary Color | #f4bd2a |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (223.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Retro Blue Color. The Magic Ink color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lightish Blue (#3d7afd) for more energetic effect. Try Rare Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#f4bd2a is the best complementary color to Retro Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2b62f4 complementary color is Saffron, 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 Blue Ribbon are #2ac6f4 and #582af4. Thus found on the left and right of #2b62f4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Picton Blue and Electric Violet colors as they work well with Retro Blue.
The split-complementary Retro Blue palette consists of #c6f42a and #f4582a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f4bd2a). Try Las Palmas and Flamingo colors in combination with #2b62f4, 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 #2b62f4 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 Retro Blue. Thus Bright Green and Radical Red giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Retro Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Saffron, Shocking Pink, and Malachite split by 90° on the color wheel. #2b62f4 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. Retro Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#f4bd2a) and two others. The Radical Red is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bright Turquoise – 120° from the complementary Saffron. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f42a61 and #2af4bd.
In a RGB color space, hex #2b62f4 is made of 11% red, 25% green and 63% blue. In a HSL mode Retro Blue has a hue angle of 223.58°, a saturation of 90.13% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2b62f4 is made of 78.83% cyan, 57.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black ink.
| HEX | #2b62f4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(43,98,244) |
| RGB Percentage | 11%, 25%, 63% |
| CMYK | 78.83, 57.26, 0, 4.31 |
| HSL | hsl(223.58,90.13%,56.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(223.58,82.38%,95.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.6853,35.3654,-77.8579) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6931,15.7806,87.4906) |