55 Examples of Blue Color Combinations

John Spacey, November 29, 2019

Blue color combinations are sets of colors that match blue or create an useful effect with blue such as high contrast. The following are common strategies for blue color combinations.

Conceptual

Colors that share a concept such as colors inspired by the same place or element of nature.

Baby Blue
#a2cffe

Baby Pink
#ffb7ce

Alaskan Moss
#05472a

Alaskan Blue
#6da9d2

North Sea
#316c6b

North Sea Blue
#343c4c

Midnight Blue
#020035

Midnight Clover
#3c574e

Highlighter Blue
#3aafdc

Highlighter Orange
#f39539

Neon Blue
#04d9ff

Neon Pink
#ff11ff

Fluorescent Turquoise
#00fdff

Fluorescent Yellow
#ccff02

Space Grey
#110022

Space Cadet
#1d2951

American Blue
#3b3b6d

American Red
#b32134

Boston Blue
#438eac

Boston Red
#cc0000

Wizard Blue
#0073cf

Wizard Brown
#584b4e

Washed Blue
#94d1df

Washed Cream
#f2e0c5

Pastel Blue
#a2bffe

Pastel Red
#ff6961

Amnesia Blue
#1560bd

Forgetful Pink
#a67283

Beaming Blue
#33ffff

Beaming Yellow
#fff8df

Aquarium Blue
#356b6f

Aquarium Green
#66cdaa

Academic Blue
#2c3e56

School Ink
#31373f

Butterfly Blue
#2099bb

Butterfly Red
#bb4422

Night Blue
#040348

Night Brown
#444940

Blue Blue
#2242c7

Pink Pink
#fe46a5

Sky Blue
#0099ff

Brown Night Sky
#554b4f

Blue Dart Frog
#3a7a9b

Frog Green
#58bc08

Blue Royale
#29217a

Grape Royale
#4f2d54

Electric Blue
#7df9ff

Electric Orange
#ff3503

Evening Blue
#2a293e

Evening Emerald
#56736f

Interstellar Blue
#001155

Space Invader
#139d08

Forest Green
#0b5509

Forest Blue
#0d4462

Pure Blue
#0203e2

Pure Red
#d22d1d

Blue Blood
#6b7f81

Blood Red
#980002

Blue Charcoal
#262b2f

Wood Charcoal
#464646

Sapphire
#0067bc

Emerald
#028f1e

Malibu Blue
#008cc1

Malibu Beige
#c9c0b1

Fresco Blue
#034c67

Fresco
#f4dbd9

Magic Ink
#0247fe

Magic Potion
#ff4466

Bavarian Blue
#1c3382

Bavarian Cream
#fff9dd

Peacock Green
#006a50

Peacock Blue
#016795

Analogous Colors

Blue hues have a similar wavelength of light to greens and violet. Additionally, purple is visually similar to violet. As such, it is common to match blues with greens and purples.

Greenlake
#007d69

Capital Blue
#1a4157

Medium Blue
#0000cd

Medium Green
#3c824e

Iris Blue
#03b4c8

Cornflower
#5170d7

Egyptian Blue
#1034a6

Zeus Purple
#660077

Enamel Blue
#007a8e

Enamel Green
#54c589

Midnight Blue
#020035

Dark Violet
#34013f

White, Black & Grey

Most colors match with tones of black, white and grey. Blue is no exception.

Ateneo Blue
#003a6c

Accursed Black
#090807

Heroic Blue
#1166ff

Titanium Grey
#545b62

Bluebird
#009dae

Uniform Grey
#a8a8a8

Bright Blue
#0165fc

Snow
#fffafa

Cool Colors

Blue is perceived as a cool color due to its association with cool elements of nature such as water, ice and clear skies. As such, it is likely to match with other cool colors.

Mint
#88ffcc

Crushed Ice
#c4fff7

City Blue
#0022aa

Wintergreen
#20f986

Cadmium Blue
#0a1195

Snowflake
#eff0f0

Contrast

The complementary color of blue is orange. Blues with high black content contrast with light colors and blues with high white content contrast with dark colors.

Blue Ribbon
#0066ff

Safety Orange
#ff6600

Blue Shade
#293f54

Limelight
#f0e87d

Dark Green
#033500

Pale Blue
#d0fefe