Dark Navy 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 | #bfb6a4 |
| Complementary Color | #5b5240 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Navy Color. The Confederate color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Latin Charm (#292e44) for more energetic effect. Try Evening Symphony as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5b5240 is the best complementary color to Dark Navy. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #40495b complementary color is Kabul, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of River Bed are #40565b and #44405b. Thus found on the left and right of #40495b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Spruce and Gun Powder colors as they work well with Dark Navy.
The split-complementary Dark Navy palette consists of #565b40 and #5b4440 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b5240). Try Finch and Kabul colors in combination with #40495b, 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 #40495b 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 Dark Navy. Thus Tom Thumb and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Navy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Eggplant, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #40495b square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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 Navy tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#5b5240) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5b4049 and #405b52.
In a RGB color space, hex #40495b is made of 28% red, 32% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Navy has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 17.42% and a lightness of 30.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #40495b is made of 10.59% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.31% black ink.
| HEX | #40495b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(64,73,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 32%, 40% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 7.06, 0, 64.31 |
| HSL | hsl(220,17.42%,30.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,29.67%,35.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.903,1.0906,-11.8183) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.3852,6.6104,10.8369) |