Blue Dart is calm, 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 | #ae702e |
| Complementary Color | #d19351 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (210.94° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Dart Color. The Chronus Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Alaskan Blue (#6da9d2) for more calm effect. Try Blue Astro as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d19351 is the best complementary color to Blue Dart. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #518fd1 complementary color is Raw Sienna, 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 Danube are #51cfd1 and #5351d1. Thus found on the left and right of #518fd1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viking and Indigo colors as they work well with Blue Dart.
The split-complementary Blue Dart palette consists of #cfd151 and #d15251 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d19351). Try Tacha and Chestnut Rose colors in combination with #518fd1, 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 #518fd1 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 Blue Dart. Thus Conifer and Mulberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Dart contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Raw Sienna, Orchid, and Emerald split by 90° on the color wheel. #518fd1 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. Blue Dart tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d19351) and two others. The Mulberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Raw Sienna. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d1518e and #51d193.
In a RGB color space, hex #518fd1 is made of 19% red, 33% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Dart has a hue angle of 210.94°, a saturation of 58.18% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #518fd1 is made of 50.2% cyan, 25.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black ink.
| HEX | #518fd1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(81,143,209) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 33%, 48% |
| CMYK | 50.2, 25.88, 0, 18.04 |
| HSL | hsl(210.94,58.18%,56.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210.94,61.24%,81.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.0349,0.0619,-39.9197) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7244,25.9977,64.0365) |