Nimbus 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 | #bd0 |
| Complementary Color | #dcff21 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (249.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Nimbus Blue Color. The Blue Overdose color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pretentious Peacock (#4444ff) for more calm effect. Try Pink OCD as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dcff21 is the best complementary color to Nimbus 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 #42f complementary color is Chartreuse Yellow, 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 #216eff and #b221ff. Thus found on the left and right of #42f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dodger Blue and Electric Violet colors as they work well with Nimbus Blue.
The split-complementary Nimbus Blue palette consists of #6eff21 and #ffb221 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dcff21). Try Bright Green and My Sin colors in combination with #42f, 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 #42f 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 Nimbus Blue. Thus Malachite and Red Orange giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nimbus Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chartreuse Yellow, Radical Red, and Spring Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #42f 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. Nimbus Blue tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#dcff21) and two others. The Red Orange is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cyan / Aqua – 120° from the complementary Chartreuse Yellow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ff4421 and #21dcff.
In a RGB color space, hex #4422ff is made of 19% red, 10% green and 71% blue. In a HSL mode Nimbus Blue has a hue angle of 249.23°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4422ff is made of 73.33% cyan, 86.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #4422ff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(68,34,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 10%, 71% |
| CMYK | 73.33, 86.67, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(249.23,100%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(249.23,86.67%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.1018,73.4126,-99.7915) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0059,9.593,95.3522) |