St. Patrick’s Blue color hex code is #040556

What is St. Patrick’s Blue Color?

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St. Patrick’s Blue has the hex code #040556. The equivalent RGB values are (4, 5, 86), which means it is composed of 4% red, 5% green and 91% blue. The CMYK color codes, used in printers, are C:95 M:94 Y:0 K:66. In the HSV/HSB scale, St. Patrick’s Blue has a hue of 239°, 95% saturation and a brightness value of 34%.
Details of other color codes including equivalent web safe and HTML & CSS colors are given in the table below. Also listed are the closest Pantone® (PMS) and RAL colors.

The color is named after Saint Patrick and associated with the country of Ireland. It is a dark saturated blue. However, in Britain, St. Patrick's Blue refers to a lighter tint of the color resembling sky blue (azure).

St. Patrick's blue color can only be used in HTML and CSS code with its hex, RGB, CMYK or HSB values.

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St. Patrick’s Blue Color Codes

Hex Code	#040556
RGB Values	(4, 5, 86)
CMYK Values	(95%, 94%, 0%, 66%)
HSV/HSB Values	(239°, 95%, 34%)
Closest Web Safe	#000066
Inverse Color	#FBFAA9 [Calamansi]
Closest Pantone®	2757 C
Closest RAL	5026 [Pearl night blue]
Complementary Color	#565504 [Dark Bronze (Coin)]

St. Patrick’s Blue Converted to Grayscale Codes
Simple Average	#202020
Desaturated	#2D2D2D
Weighted Average (Most Common)	#0E0E0E
Weighted Average (Luma)	#0B0B0B
Weighted Average (Gamma Adjusted)	#373737

St. Patrick’s Blue Color Palettes

Complementary color palette of 040556. Complementary color is 565504

Complementary Palette

The complement of St. Patrick’s Blue is Dark Bronze (Coin) with the hex code #565504. Complementary colors are those found at the opposite ends of the color wheel. Thus, as per the RGB system, the best contrast to #040556 color is offered by #565504. The complementary color palette is easiest to use and work with. Studies have shown that contrasting color palette is the best way to grab a viewer's attention.

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Analogous color palette with (040556, 2C0456 and 042E56)

Analogous Palette

The analogous colors of St. Patrick’s Blue (#040556) are Deep Violet (#2C0456) and Prussian Blue (#042E56). In the RGB color wheel, these two analogous colors occur to the right and left of St. Patrick’s Blue with a 30° separation on either side. An analogous color palette is extremely soothing to the eyes and works wonders if your main color is soft or pastel.

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Split Complementary color palette with (040556, 562C04 and 2E5604)

Split-Complementary Palette

As per the RGB color wheel, the split-complementary colors of St. Patrick’s Blue (#040556) are #562C04 (Seal Brown) and #2E5604 (Lincoln Green). A split-complementary color palette consists of the main color along with those on either side (30°) of the complementary color. Based on our research, usage of split-complementary palettes is on the rise online, especially in graphics and web sites designs. It may be because it is not as contrasting as the complementary color palette and, hence, results in a combination which is pleasant to the eyes.

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Triadic color palette with (040556, 560405 and 055604)

Triadic Palette

St. Patrick’s Blue triadic color palette has three colors each of which is separated by 120° in the RGB wheel. Thus, #560405 (Dark Chocolate) and #055604 (Emerald Green) along with #040556 create a stunning and beautiful triadic palette with the maximum variation in hue and, therefore, offering the best possible contrast when taken together.

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Tetradic color palette with (040556, 560405, 565504 and 045655)

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette of St. Patrick’s Blue has four colors - #560405 (Dark Chocolate), #565504 (Dark Bronze (Coin)) and #045655 (Midnight Green (Eagle Green)) in addition to the base color (#040556). A tetradic color palette is complex and, in most cases, should not be used off-the-shelf. We suggest tweaking the colors slightly to achieve desired results.

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Square color palette with (040556, 56042E, 565504 and 04562C)

Square Palette

St. Patrick’s Blue square color palette has #56042E (Dark Scarlet), #565504 (Dark Bronze (Coin)) and #04562C (Castleton Green). Quite like triadic, the hues in a square palette are at the maximum distance from each other, which is 90°.
Note: For several colors purposes, a square palette may look much better than the tetrad color palette.

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St. Patrick’s Blue Color Rainbow Palette

Our St. Patrick’s Blue rainbow color palette is based on the RGB model and consists of 7 colors, just like the traditional rainbow. You might not see a lot of variation in color, especially if the chosen color is dark or extremely light. However, this can lead interesting rainbow palettes that are faded, soft, pastel or dull.

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