Description and conversion results of color Blue (NCS)

It is a dark azure color having an approximate luminance of 53%. It has a hue value of 197° indicating that this is a cold color.

Some of the most similar colors to this color are Green-blue (Crayola), Star Command Blue, Cerulean, Celadon Blue, Steel Blue, CG Blue, Tufts Blue, Bleu De France, Blue-green and French Blue. A little below you will find the most similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors too.

Conversion results

The following list contains the conversion results of color Blue (NCS) to RGB, hexadecimal, HSL, HSV, Lab and XYZ colorspaces: each format represents the same color.

The hexadecimal, RGB and HSL values can be used in CSS files to define colors of different objects. Select a value easily by clicking on it!

Similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors

The most important note: in real life paints might have a different shade compared to as they appear on your display. You shall always consult and double-check colors with a professional paint provider before you order.

The following list contains the nearest matching standard colors. The left hexagon is the reference, the right one is the matched color. For each color there is a link to our partner MyPerfectColor.com, where you can buy paints of the corresponding colors.

PANTONE and other Pantone, Inc. trademarks are the property of Pantone, Inc., Sherwin-Williams colors are property of The Sherwin-Williams Company.

Tints, shades and tones

Tints, shades and tones are generated from the base color by adding white, black and gray paint to it respectively. The process results a harmonic color scale.

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Tints

These are the color variants which are generated by adding white color to the base Blue (NCS) color. This process results a scale from a dark azure color to white. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets brigther and brighter.

This color scale contains similar colors to Iceberg, Carolina Blue, Air Superiority Blue, Cerulean Frost, Pale Cerulean, Dark Sky Blue, Aero, Baby Blue Eyes, Pale Aqua, Beau Blue, Columbia Blue, Light Steel Blue, Alice Blue, Ghost White, Cultured and Gainsboro.

Shades

These are the color variants which are generated by adding black color to the base Blue (NCS) color. This process results a scale from a dark azure color to black. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets darker and darker.

This color scale contains similar colors to Blue Sapphire, Sapphire Blue, Sapphire (Crayola), Lapis Lazuli, Indigo Dye, Charcoal, Prussian Blue, Gunmetal, Outer Space (Crayola), Rich Black (FOGRA29), Eigengrau, Eerie Black and Rich Black (FOGRA39).

Tones

These are the color variants which are generated by adding gray color to the base Blue (NCS) color. This process results a scale from a dark azure color to gray. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets grayer and grayer.

This color scale contains similar colors to Steel Blue, Green-blue (Crayola), Star Command Blue, Slate Gray, Glaucous, Light Slate Gray, Shadow Blue, Roman Silver and Gray (Web).

Color schemes and palettes

Color schemes represent a set of colors creating a harmonic and aesthetic feeling. Color schemes are generated by choosing colors around the color wheel.

We can talk about monochromatic, complementary, triadic and tetradic color schemes, choosing one, two, three or four colors around the color wheel respectively. In the following tables these color schemes are present.

Monochromatic

The monochromatic scale is generated by choosing colors on the color wheel near to the base color. As the colors of the monochromatic scale are close to each other, they create a harmonic feeling.

This color scale contains cold colors. There are variants of cyan, azure, blue and violet colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Deep Jungle Green, Warm Black, Verdigris, Maximum Blue Green, Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Dark Slate Gray, Maximum Blue, Pacific Blue, Indigo Dye, Blue Sapphire, Blue Jeans, Aero, Dark Cornflower Blue, YInMn Blue, Maximum Blue Purple, Wild Blue Yonder, Cyber Grape, Eminence, Wisteria and Plum (Web).

Complementary

The complementary scale is generated by choosing the color on the opposite side on the color wheel relative to the base color. This results in slight vibrating tension between the complementary colors.

This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of azure and orange colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Indigo Dye, Prussian Blue, Green-blue (Crayola), Uranian Blue, Baby Blue Eyes, Pullman Brown (UPS Brown), Dark Brown, Metallic Sunburst, Copper, Buff and Tuscan.

Triadic

The triadic scale is generated by choosing two colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combines the slight vibrating tension and the harmonic feeling between the triadic colors.

This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of azure, green and red colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Indigo Dye, USAFA Blue, Blue Jeans, Aero, Lincoln Green, Hunter Green, Olivine, Asparagus, Wine, Claret, Salmon Pink and Mauvelous.

Tetradic

The tetradic scale is generated by choosing three colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combination covers the whole color wheel containing both the complementary and harmonic colors of the base color.

This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of azure, rose, orange and green colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Indigo Dye, USAFA Blue, Blue Jeans, Aero, Pansy Purple, Byzantium, Kobi, Middle Purple, Pullman Brown (UPS Brown), Sepia, Earth Yellow, Fallow, Castleton Green, Blue-green (color Wheel), Ocean Green and Mint.

If you want to have a more detailed control of the colors in the schemes, have a look at the Spektran application too!

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