Veteran's Day Blue is vivid, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #d1a717 |
| Complementary Color | #e7bd2e |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (226.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Veteran's Day Blue Color. The Royal Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bluetiful (#3c69e7) for more calm effect. Try Flickering Sea as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e7bd2e is the best complementary color to Veteran's Day Blue. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2e58e8 complementary color is Tulip Tree, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Royal Blue are #2eb4e7 and #602ee7. Thus found on the left and right of #2e58e8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Picton Blue and Purple Heart colors as they work well with Veteran's Day Blue.
The split-complementary Veteran's Day Blue palette consists of #b4e72e and #e7602e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7bd2e). Try Pear and Cinnabar colors in combination with #2e58e8, 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 #2e58e8 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Veteran's Day Blue. Thus Lima and Amaranth giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Veteran's Day Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tulip Tree, Cerise, and Malachite split by 90° on the color wheel. #2e58e8 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Veteran's Day Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#e7bd2e) and two others. The Amaranth is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turquoise – 120° from the complementary Tulip Tree. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e72e58 and #2ee7bd.
In a RGB color space, hex #2e58e8 is made of 13% red, 24% green and 63% blue. In a HSL mode Veteran's Day Blue has a hue angle of 226.45°, a saturation of 80.17% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2e58e8 is made of 72.94% cyan, 56.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #2e58e8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(46,88,232) |
| RGB Percentage | 13%, 24%, 63% |
| CMYK | 72.94, 56.47, 0, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(226.45,80.17%,54.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(226.45,80.17%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.3399,37.5083,-76.5802) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1819,13.3865,77.9168) |