Napoleonic Blue is calm, 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 | #d3be8f |
| Complementary Color | #705b2c |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (221.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Napoleonic Blue Color. The Award Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called B'dazzled Blue (#2e5894) for more energetic effect. Try Lambent Lagoon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#705b2c is the best complementary color to Napoleonic 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 #2c4170 complementary color is Old Copper, 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 Astronaut are #2c6270 and #392c70. Thus found on the left and right of #2c4170 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Casal and Jacarta colors as they work well with Napoleonic Blue.
The split-complementary Napoleonic Blue palette consists of #62702c and #70392c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#705b2c). Try Crete and Spice colors in combination with #2c4170, 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 #2c4170 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 Napoleonic Blue. Thus Chalet Green and Tawny Port giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Napoleonic Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Copper, Finn, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #2c4170 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. Napoleonic Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#705b2c) and two others. The Tawny Port is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Casal – 120° from the complementary Old Copper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #702c40 and #2c705b.
In a RGB color space, hex #2c4170 is made of 20% red, 29% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Napoleonic Blue has a hue angle of 221.47°, a saturation of 43.59% and a lightness of 30.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2c4170 is made of 26.67% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.08% black ink.
| HEX | #2c4170 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(44,65,112) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 29%, 51% |
| CMYK | 26.67, 18.43, 0, 56.08 |
| HSL | hsl(221.47,43.59%,30.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(221.47,60.71%,43.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.0766,7.4687,-29.7205) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.8536,5.4859,16.0796) |