Admiralty Color

#404e61

Admiralty 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 #bfb19e
Complementary Color #615240
Color Shade: blue cyan (214.55° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 31.57% (better contrasting with white)
Admiralty Color Sample
Admiralty Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #404e61

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Admiralty Color. The School Ink color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Durango Blue (#566777) for more calm effect. Try Indigo Navy Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#615240 is the best complementary color to Admiralty. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #404e61 complementary color is Kabul, 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 Fiord are #405e61 and #424061. Thus found on the left and right of #404e61 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Admiralty.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Admiralty palette consists of #5e6140 and #614240 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#615240). Try Hemlock and Kabul colors in combination with #404e61, 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 #404e61 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 Admiralty. Thus Axolotl and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Admiralty contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Eggplant, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #404e61 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. Admiralty tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#615240) 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 #61404e and #406153.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #404e61 is made of 27% red, 33% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Admiralty has a hue angle of 214.55°, a saturation of 20.5% and a lightness of 31.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #404e61 is made of 12.94% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.96% black ink.

HEX #404e61
RGB Decimal rgb(64,78,97)
RGB Percentage 27%, 33%, 41%
CMYK 12.94, 7.45, 0, 61.96
HSL hsl(214.55,20.5%,31.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(214.55,34.02%,38.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(32.7047,-0.3868,-12.8892)
XYZ xyz(6.9964,7.4018,12.3692)
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