United Nations Blue is soft, 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 | #a46d1a |
| Complementary Color | #e5ae5a |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 62.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to United Nations Blue Color. The Windjammer 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 Acapulco Dive (#65a7dd) for more calm effect. Try Pool Floor as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e5ae5a is the best complementary color to United Nations Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5b92e5 complementary color is Porsche, 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 Cornflower Blue are #5ad7e5 and #695ae5. Thus found on the left and right of #5b92e5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turquoise Blue and Royal Blue colors as they work well with United Nations Blue.
The split-complementary United Nations Blue palette consists of #d7e55a and #e5685a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5ae5a). Try Confetti and Terracotta colors in combination with #5b92e5, 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 #5b92e5 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 United Nations Blue. Thus Conifer and Deep Blush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of United Nations Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Porsche, Orchid, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b92e5 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. United Nations Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e5ae5a) and two others. The Deep Blush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turquoise Blue – 120° from the complementary Porsche. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e55a91 and #5ae5ae.
In a RGB color space, hex #5b92e5 is made of 20% red, 31% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode United Nations Blue has a hue angle of 216.09°, a saturation of 72.63% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b92e5 is made of 54.11% cyan, 32.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #5b92e5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(91,146,229) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 31%, 49% |
| CMYK | 54.11, 32.55, 0, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(216.09,72.63%,62.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216.09,60.26%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.2833,6.7755,-47.5101) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7361,28.4391,78.1035) |