Dark Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #cfa986 |
| Complementary Color | #795230 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 33.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Blue Color. The Asurmen Blue Wash color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Nautilus (#273c5a) for more calm effect. Try Sojourn Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#795230 is the best complementary color to Dark Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #305679 complementary color is Old Copper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of San Juan are #307977 and #303179. Thus found on the left and right of #305679 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paradiso and Minsk colors as they work well with Dark Blue.
The split-complementary Dark Blue palette consists of #797730 and #793031 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#795230). Try Pesto and Solid Pink colors in combination with #305679, 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 #305679 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dark Blue. Thus Crete and Camelot giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Copper, Eminence, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #305679 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#795230) and two others. The Camelot is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Green – 120° from the complementary Old Copper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #793055 and #307952.
In a RGB color space, hex #305679 is made of 19% red, 34% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Blue has a hue angle of 208.77°, a saturation of 43.2% and a lightness of 33.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #305679 is made of 28.63% cyan, 13.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black ink.
| HEX | #305679 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(48,86,121) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 34%, 47% |
| CMYK | 28.63, 13.72, 0, 52.55 |
| HSL | hsl(208.77,43.2%,33.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.77,60.33%,47.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.33,-2.1466,-23.9248) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.9979,8.6644,19.34) |