Delft Blue is deep, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #ce1 |
| Complementary Color | #cbee10 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (249.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Delft Blue Color. The Akihabara Arcade color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Yíng Guāng Sè Purple (#632de9) for more calm effect. Try Blue Magenta as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cbee10 is the best complementary color to Delft Blue. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #31e complementary color is Las Palmas, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #105dee and #a110ee. Thus found on the left and right of #31e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Ribbon and Electric Violet colors as they work well with Delft Blue.
The split-complementary Delft Blue palette consists of #5dee10 and #eea110 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbee10). Try Bright Green and Gamboge colors in combination with #31e, 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 #31e offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Delft Blue. Thus Malachite and Pomegranate giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Delft Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Las Palmas, Razzmatazz, and Spring Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #31e square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Delft Blue tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#cbee10) and two others. The Pomegranate is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bright Turquoise – 120° from the complementary Las Palmas. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ee3310 and #10cbee.
In a RGB color space, hex #3311ee is made of 17% red, 6% green and 78% blue. In a HSL mode Delft Blue has a hue angle of 249.23°, a saturation of 86.67% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3311ee is made of 73.33% cyan, 86.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #3311ee |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(51,17,238) |
| RGB Percentage | 17%, 6%, 78% |
| CMYK | 73.33, 86.66, 0, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(249.23,86.67%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(249.23,92.86%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.431,72.9492,-98.0139) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9983,7.2778,81.3978) |