Royal Consort Color

#2e5686

Royal Consort 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 #d1a979
Complementary Color #865e2e
Color Shade: blue cyan (212.73° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 35.29% (better contrasting with white)
Royal Consort Color Sample
Royal Consort Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2e5686

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Royal Consort Color. The National Anthem color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Deep Ocean (#2a4b5f) for more calm effect. Try Mega Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#865e2e is the best complementary color to Royal Consort. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2e5686 complementary color is Potters Clay, 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 Chambray are #2e8186 and #322e86. Thus found on the left and right of #2e5686 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paradiso and Minsk colors as they work well with Royal Consort.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Royal Consort palette consists of #82862e and #86322e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#865e2e). Try Crete and El Salva colors in combination with #2e5686, 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 #2e5686 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 Royal Consort. Thus Crete and Camelot giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Royal Consort contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Potters Clay, Plum, and Sea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #2e5686 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. Royal Consort tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#865e2e) and two others. The Camelot is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Green – 120° from the complementary Potters Clay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #862e55 and #2e865e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2e5686 is made of 17% red, 32% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Royal Consort has a hue angle of 212.73°, a saturation of 48.89% and a lightness of 35.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2e5686 is made of 34.51% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black ink.

HEX #2e5686
RGB Decimal rgb(46,86,134)
RGB Percentage 17%, 32%, 50%
CMYK 34.51, 18.82, 0, 47.45
HSL hsl(212.73,48.89%,35.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(212.73,65.67%,52.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.9026,2.1136,-31.0258)
XYZ xyz(8.7576,8.9576,23.8217)
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