Color spaces conversion
HSL
Hue
245.88°
Saturation
60%
Lightness
50%
HSV / HSB
Hue
245.88°
Saturation
75%
Value / Brightness
80%
RGB
Red
25.88%
Green
20%
Blue
80%
CMYK
Cyan
68%
Magenta
75%
Yellow
0%
Black
20%
YCbCr
Y
0.29
Cb
0.29
Cr
-0.02
Similar Colors Names
Color Harmonies (Scheme)
Complementary
The complementary color of 66, 51, 204 is 191, 204, 51. When combined, they cancel each other out: this means that they produce a grayscale color. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast.
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191, 204, 51
Triad
A triadic color scheme use three colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel. Triadic color harmonies tend to be quite vibrant, even if you use pale or unsaturated versions of your hues. To use a triadic harmony successfully, the colors should be carefully balanced - let one color dominate (66, 51, 204) and use the two others for accent (204, 64, 51, 51, 204, 64).
Square
The square color scheme has four colors spaced evenly around the color circle.
This creates a balance between warm (204, 51, 115, 191, 204, 51) and cool (66, 51, 204, 51, 204, 140) colors in your design.
The square color scheme works best if you let one color be dominant.
Adjacent / Analogous / Analogic
Dominance Harmony
Analogous color schemes use colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They usually match well and create serene and comfortable designs.
The nearest colors, with enough contrast, of 66, 51, 204 are 140, 51, 204 and 51, 115, 204.
Choose one color to dominate and a second to support. The third color is used (along with black, white or gray) as an accent.
Split Complementary
Compound Harmony
The split-complementary color scheme is a variation of the complementary color scheme. In addition to the base color 66, 51, 204, it uses the two colors adjacent to its complement: 204, 140, 51 and 115, 204, 51. This color scheme has the same strong visual contrast as the complementary color scheme, but has less tension. The split-complimentary color scheme is often a good choice for beginners, because it is difficult to mess up.
Rectangle (Tetradic)
The rectangle or tetradic color scheme uses four colors arranged into two complementary pairs: 66, 51, 204 and his complementary 191, 204, 51 with 204, 51, 191 51, 204, 64 or 204, 64, 51 51, 191, 204.
This rich color scheme offers plenty of possibilities for variation.
The tetradic color scheme works best if you let one color be dominant.
You should also pay attention to the balance between warm and cool colors in your design.
Tints, Shades, and Tones
Tints
Adding white to the color: same hue and saturation of 66, 51, 204, but brighter.
Shades
Adding black to the color: same hue and saturation of 66, 51, 204, but darker.
Tones
Adding gray to the color: same hue and luminosity of 66, 51, 204, but less saturation.