Clarinet is deep, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #fda |
| Complementary Color | #530 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 16.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Clarinet Color. The Marine Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Azure Dragon (#053976) for more calm effect. Try Ateneo Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#530 is the best complementary color to Clarinet. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #025 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #004c55 and #080055. Thus found on the left and right of #025 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sherpa Blue and Stratos colors as they work well with Clarinet.
The split-complementary Clarinet palette consists of #4c5500 and #550800 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#530). Try Verdun Green and Rosewood colors in combination with #025, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #025 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Clarinet. Thus Verdun Green and Castro giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Clarinet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Pompadour, and Camarone split by 90° on the color wheel. #025 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Clarinet tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#530) and two others. The Castro is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #550021 and #053.
In a RGB color space, hex #002255 is made of 0% red, 29% green and 71% blue. In a HSL mode Clarinet has a hue angle of 216°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 16.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #002255 is made of 33.33% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #002255 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,34,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 29%, 71% |
| CMYK | 33.33, 20, 0, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(216,100%,16.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216,100%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(14.4002,11.7117,-34.1393) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.2117,1.7999,8.8252) |