Nobility Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #beb696 |
| Complementary Color | #696141 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (228° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 33.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Nobility Blue Color. The Indigo Iron color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Award Night (#54617d) for more calm effect. Try Nightly as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#696141 is the best complementary color to Nobility Blue. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #414969 complementary color is Hemlock, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fiord are #415c69 and #4d4169. Thus found on the left and right of #414969 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fiord and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Nobility Blue.
The split-complementary Nobility Blue palette consists of #5c6941 and #694d41 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#696141). Try Dingley and Kabul colors in combination with #414969, 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 #414969 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Nobility Blue. Thus Chalet Green and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nobility Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hemlock, Eggplant, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #414969 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Nobility Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#696141) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Hemlock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #694149 and #416961.
In a RGB color space, hex #414969 is made of 27% red, 30% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Nobility Blue has a hue angle of 228°, a saturation of 23.53% and a lightness of 33.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #414969 is made of 15.69% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.82% black ink.
| HEX | #414969 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(65,73,105) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 30%, 43% |
| CMYK | 15.69, 12.55, 0, 58.82 |
| HSL | hsl(228,23.53%,33.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(228,38.1%,41.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.5984,5.5326,-19.6501) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.1123,6.9088,14.3233) |