Kingfisher Blue Color – #006491: Codes and Complete Breakdown

A kingfisher’s back has no blue pigment at all; the flash comes from feather structure scattering light, which is why the bird glows in sun and dulls in shade. Kingfisher Blue color (#006491) is the shaded version, a deep teal-blue. PPG and Glidden sell their own Kingfisher Blue, described as a dark, bright marine aqua-blue.

Kingfisher Blue Color Shades

Complementary colors

1. #006391

2. #993000

Triadic colors

1. #006391

2. #990069

3. #699900

Tints or lighter colors

1. #0086C4

2. #00A9F7

3. #2BBCFF

4. #5ECCFF

5. #91DCFF

Darker colors

1. #00405E

2. #001D2B

Analogous colors

1. #00912E

2. #009176

3. #006391

4. #001B91

5. #2E0091

Monochromatic colors

1. #002F44

2. #005277

3. #0074AA

4. #0097DD

5. #17B2F9