Insignia Blue Color

#2f3e55

Insignia Blue is pale, 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 #d0c1aa
Complementary Color #54452f
Color Shade: blue cyan (216.32° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 25.88% (better contrasting with white)
Insignia Blue Color Sample
Insignia Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2f3e55

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Insignia Blue Color. The Blue Earth 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 Star Spangled (#3a5779) for more energetic effect. Try Inlet Harbor as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#54452f is the best complementary color to Insignia 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 #2f3e55 complementary color is Millbrook, 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 Pickled Bluewood are #2f5154 and #322f54. Thus found on the left and right of #2f3e55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spectra and Martinique colors as they work well with Insignia Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Insignia Blue palette consists of #51542f and #54322f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#54452f). Try Verdigris and Cowboy colors in combination with #2f3e55, 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 #2f3e55 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 Insignia Blue. Thus Tom Thumb and Livid Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Insignia Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Millbrook, Eggplant, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #2f3e55 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. Insignia Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#54452f) and two others. The Livid Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stromboli – 120° from the complementary Millbrook. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #542f3d and #2f5445.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2f3e55 is made of 24% red, 32% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Insignia Blue has a hue angle of 216.32°, a saturation of 28.79% and a lightness of 25.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2f3e55 is made of 14.9% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black ink.

HEX #2f3e55
RGB Decimal rgb(47,62,85)
RGB Percentage 24%, 32%, 44%
CMYK 14.9, 9.02, 0, 66.67
HSL hsl(216.32,28.79%,25.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(216.32,44.71%,33.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(25.8786,0.833,-15.7591)
XYZ xyz(4.5346,4.7055,9.2636)
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