Blue Genie Color

#6666ff

Blue Genie is vivid, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, cool green or mid red

Inverse Color #990
Complementary Color #feff65
Color Shade: cool blue (240° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 70% (better contrasting with white)
Blue Genie Color Sample
Blue Genie Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6666ff

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Genie Color. The Siniy Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Saturated Sky (#4b4cfc) for more calm effect. Try Blue Party Parrot as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#feff65 is the best complementary color to Blue Genie. Mid yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #66f complementary color is Laser Lemon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #65b2ff and #b265ff. Thus found on the left and right of #66f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Malibu and Heliotrope colors as they work well with Blue Genie.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blue Genie palette consists of #b2ff65 and #ffb265 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#feff65). Try Green Yellow and Koromiko colors in combination with #66f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #66f offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Genie. Thus Screamin' Green and Bittersweet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blue Genie contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Laser Lemon, Hot Pink, and Aquamarine split by 90° on the color wheel. #66f square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, mid yellow and cool green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Genie tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#feff65) and two others. The Bittersweet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aquamarine – 120° from the complementary Laser Lemon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ff6565 and #65feff.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6666ff is made of 22% red, 22% green and 56% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Genie has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6666ff is made of 60% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #6666ff
RGB Decimal rgb(102,102,255)
RGB Percentage 22%, 22%, 56%
CMYK 60, 60, 0, 0
HSL hsl(240,100%,70%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(240,60%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.3217,43.6215,-76.2977)
XYZ xyz(28.2809,19.5475,96.8902)
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