International Klein Blue Color – #002fa6: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Yves Klein filed a Soleau envelope with France’s INPI on 19 May 1960, date-stamping his ultramarine formula (not quite a patent, more like a claim of paternity). Working with color merchant Édouard Adam, Klein suspended raw pigment in a synthetic Rhône-Poulenc resin called Rhodopas M so the powder kept its full matte intensity. International Klein blue color (#002fa6) still delivers the deep, meditative pull Klein believed opened onto the infinite.

International Klein Blue Color Shades

Complementary colors

1. #002FA6

2. #A67700

Triadic colors

1. #002FA6

2. #A6002F

3. #2FA600

Tints or lighter colors

1. #003DD9

2. #0D51FF

3. #4076FF

4. #739AFF

5. #A6BFFF

Darker colors

1. #002173

2. #001240

3. #00040D

Analogous colors

1. #00A677

2. #0082A6

3. #002FA6

4. #2400A6

5. #7700A6

Monochromatic colors

1. #001959

2. #00288C

3. #0036BF

4. #0045F2

5. #2C66FA