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Zeus’s Bolt Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Zeus’s Bolt (#EEFF00), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#EEFF00
#0070FF
#8F00FF
#A8B504
#5097FC

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Zeus’s Bolt#EEFF00238, 255, 064°, 100%, 50%7, 0, 100, 0
Brandeis Blue#0070FF0, 112, 255214°, 100%, 50%100, 56, 0, 0
Amethyst Ganzstar#8F00FF143, 0, 255274°, 100%, 50%44, 100, 0, 0
Mustard Green#A8B504168, 181, 464°, 96%, 36%7, 0, 98, 29
Polar Glow#5097FC80, 151, 252215°, 97%, 65%68, 40, 0, 1

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #EEFF00 on #8F00FF5.24:1AA
Aa #EEFF00 on #0070FF3.98:1AA large
Aa #EEFF00 on #5097FC2.64:1—
Aa #8F00FF on #A8B5042.57:1—
Aa #EEFF00 on #A8B5042.04:1—
Aa #8F00FF on #5097FC1.99:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #eeff00; /* Zeus’s Bolt */
  --color-2: #0070ff; /* Brandeis Blue */
  --color-3: #8f00ff; /* Amethyst Ganzstar */
  --color-4: #a8b504; /* Mustard Green */
  --color-5: #5097fc; /* Polar Glow */
}

Other schemes from Zeus’s Bolt

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Questions

What colors go with Zeus’s Bolt?

In a split-complementary scheme: Brandeis Blue (#0070FF), Amethyst Ganzstar (#8F00FF), Mustard Green (#A8B504), Polar Glow (#5097FC).

What is the hex code of Zeus’s Bolt?

#EEFF00.