Magnus Blue 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 | #ffc979 |
| Complementary Color | #865000 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (215.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Magnus Blue Color. The Absolute Zero color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Clarinet (#002255) for more calm effect. Try USAFA Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#865000 is the best complementary color to Magnus Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #003686 complementary color is Brown, 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 Resolution Blue are #007886 and #0d0086. Thus found on the left and right of #003686 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Lagoon and Navy Blue colors as they work well with Magnus Blue.
The split-complementary Magnus Blue palette consists of #788600 and #860d00 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#865000). Try Olive and Maroon colors in combination with #003686, 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 #003686 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 Magnus Blue. Thus Limeade and Siren giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Magnus Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brown, Fresh Eggplant, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #003686 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. Magnus Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#865000) and two others. The Siren is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tropical Rain Forest – 120° from the complementary Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #860035 and #008650.
In a RGB color space, hex #003686 is made of 0% red, 29% green and 71% blue. In a HSL mode Magnus Blue has a hue angle of 215.82°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 26.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #003686 is made of 52.55% cyan, 31.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black ink.
| HEX | #003686 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,54,134) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 29%, 71% |
| CMYK | 52.55, 31.37, 0, 47.45 |
| HSL | hsl(215.82,100%,26.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(215.82,100%,52.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.8262,18.8421,-48.8925) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.6222,4.3596,23.0994) |