Blue Cardinal Flower is deep, 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 | #d0c945 |
| Complementary Color | #b9b32f |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (236.98° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 45.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Cardinal Flower Color. The Royal Night color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Night in Manchester (#324ab2) for more calm effect. Try Ultramarine Highlight as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b9b32f is the best complementary color to Blue Cardinal Flower. 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 #2f36ba complementary color is Earls Green, 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 Governor Bay are #2f7bb9 and #6d2fb9. Thus found on the left and right of #2f36ba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Astral and Purple Heart colors as they work well with Blue Cardinal Flower.
The split-complementary Blue Cardinal Flower palette consists of #7bb92f and #b96d2f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b9b32f). Try Sushi and Copper colors in combination with #2f36ba, 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 #2f36ba 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 Blue Cardinal Flower. Thus Apple and Well Read giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Cardinal Flower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Earls Green, Medium Red Violet, and Jungle Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #2f36ba 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. Blue Cardinal Flower tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#b9b32f) and two others. The Well Read is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shamrock – 120° from the complementary Earls Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b92f35 and #2fb9b2.
In a RGB color space, hex #2f36ba is made of 16% red, 19% green and 65% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Cardinal Flower has a hue angle of 236.98°, a saturation of 59.66% and a lightness of 45.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2f36ba is made of 54.51% cyan, 51.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #2f36ba |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(47,54,186) |
| RGB Percentage | 16%, 19%, 65% |
| CMYK | 54.51, 51.76, 0, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(236.98,59.66%,45.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(236.98,74.73%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.319,42.2902,-69.7438) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3544,6.7878,47.1661) |