Ultramarine Blue is calm, 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 | #9a8544 |
| Complementary Color | #bba665 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (225.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Ultramarine Blue Color. The Cool Touch color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blue Hyacinth (#8394c5) for more calm effect. Try Sweet William as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bba665 is the best complementary color to Ultramarine 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 #657abb complementary color is Husk, 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 Ship Cove are #65a4bb and #7b65bb. Thus found on the left and right of #657abb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Blue Marguerite colors as they work well with Ultramarine Blue.
The split-complementary Ultramarine Blue palette consists of #a4bb65 and #bb7b65 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bba665). Try Olivine and Muddy Waters colors in combination with #657abb, 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 #657abb 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 Ultramarine Blue. Thus Mantis and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ultramarine Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Husk, Tapestry, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #657abb 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. Ultramarine Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#bba665) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tradewind – 120° from the complementary Husk. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bb6579 and #65bba6.
In a RGB color space, hex #657abb is made of 25% red, 30% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Ultramarine Blue has a hue angle of 225.35°, a saturation of 38.74% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #657abb is made of 33.72% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #657abb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(101,122,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 30%, 46% |
| CMYK | 33.72, 25.49, 0, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(225.35,38.74%,56.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(225.35,45.99%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.1452,9.9557,-36.6072) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.296,20.2736,49.8045) |