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Out of the Blue Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Out of the Blue (#1199EE), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#1199EE
#EE172B
#F1D512
#126DA8
#F5576C

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Out of the Blue#1199EE17, 153, 238203°, 87%, 50%93, 36, 0, 7
MicroProse Red#EE172B238, 23, 43354°, 86%, 51%0, 90, 82, 7
Thick Yellow#F1D512241, 213, 1852°, 89%, 51%0, 12, 93, 5
Bowen Blue#126DA818, 109, 168204°, 81%, 36%89, 35, 0, 34
Ripe Malinka#F5576C245, 87, 108352°, 89%, 65%0, 64, 56, 4

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #F1D512 on #126DA83.78:1AA large
Aa #EE172B on #F1D5122.98:1—
Aa #F1D512 on #F5576C2.21:1—
Aa #1199EE on #F1D5122.09:1—
Aa #1199EE on #126DA81.80:1—
Aa #126DA8 on #F5576C1.71:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #1199ee; /* Out of the Blue */
  --color-2: #ee172b; /* MicroProse Red */
  --color-3: #f1d512; /* Thick Yellow */
  --color-4: #126da8; /* Bowen Blue */
  --color-5: #f5576c; /* Ripe Malinka */
}

Other schemes from Out of the Blue

More Medium Blue split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Out of the Blue?

In a split-complementary scheme: MicroProse Red (#EE172B), Thick Yellow (#F1D512), Bowen Blue (#126DA8), Ripe Malinka (#F5576C).

What is the hex code of Out of the Blue?

#1199EE.