Cosmos Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #ffcdb6 |
| Complementary Color | #491700 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.9° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 14.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cosmos Blue Color. The Mermaid Blues color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Macragge Blue (#004577) for more calm effect. Try Gemstone Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#491700 is the best complementary color to Cosmos Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #003249 complementary color is Morocco Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Prussian Blue are #00493b and #000d49. Thus found on the left and right of #003249 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Deep and Stratos colors as they work well with Cosmos Blue.
The split-complementary Cosmos Blue palette consists of #493b00 and #49000d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#491700). Try Saddle Brown and Temptress colors in combination with #003249, 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 #003249 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cosmos Blue. Thus Verdun Green and Blackberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cosmos Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Morocco Brown, Ripe Plum, and Crusoe split by 90° on the color wheel. #003249 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cosmos Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#491700) and two others. The Blackberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Crusoe – 120° from the complementary Morocco Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #490031 and #004917.
In a RGB color space, hex #003249 is made of 0% red, 41% green and 59% blue. In a HSL mode Cosmos Blue has a hue angle of 198.9°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 14.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #003249 is made of 28.63% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 71.37% black ink.
| HEX | #003249 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,50,73) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 41%, 59% |
| CMYK | 28.63, 9.02, 0, 71.37 |
| HSL | hsl(198.9,100%,14.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.9,100%,28.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(19.0654,-5.6225,-18.5524) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.3432,2.7622,6.713) |