It is a dark azure color having an approximate luminance of 47%. It has a hue value of 201° indicating that this is a cold color.
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The following list contains the conversion results of color Pantone 3553 U to rgb, hexadecimal, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz colorspaces. Each format represents the same color.
rgb (0, 117, 179)
#0075b3
hsl (200.8, 100%, 35.1%)
hsv (200.8, 100%, 70.2%)
lab (46.9, -4.2, -40.4)
xyz (14.5, 16, 45)
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Tints, shades and tones are generated from the base color by adding white, black and gray paint to Pantone 3553 U 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 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 Livid, Blue-gray, Cerulean Frost, United Nations Blue, Iceberg, Aero, Pale Cerulean, French Sky Blue, Light Steel Blue, Periwinkle (Crayola), Beau Blue, Pale Aqua, Alice Blue, Ghost White, Lavender (Web) and Gainsboro.
Shades
These are the color variants which are generated by adding black color to the base 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 USAFA Blue, B'dazzled Blue, Lapis Lazuli, YInMn Blue, Indigo Dye, Prussian Blue, Yale Blue, Gunmetal, Oxford Blue, 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 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 Queen Blue, Spanish Blue, French Blue, Honolulu Blue, Blue Yonder, Payne's Grey, Dark Electric Blue, Slate Gray, Black Coral, Dim Gray and Sonic Silver.
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 and blue colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Blue Sapphire, Maximum Blue, Cerulean (Crayola), Indigo Dye, USAFA Blue, Blue Jeans, French Sky Blue, Dark Cornflower Blue, Dark Slate Blue, Maximum Blue Purple and Blue Bell.
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 Star Command Blue, Steel Blue, Field Drab, Pullman Brown (UPS Brown), Light French Beige and Satin Sheen Gold.
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 Star Command Blue, Steel Blue, Lincoln Green, Forest Green (Traditional), Dark Sea Green, Bud Green, Antique Ruby, Wine, Light Coral and Congo Pink.
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, cyan and green colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Star Command Blue, Steel Blue, Pansy Purple, Old Mauve, Charm Pink, Amaranth Pink, Field Drab, Pullman Brown (UPS Brown), Light French Beige, Satin Sheen Gold, Blue-green (color Wheel), Brunswick Green, Keppel and Mountain Meadow.
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