Captain 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 | #ffae8e |
| Complementary Color | #711f00 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.99° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 22.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Captain Blue Color. The Pilot Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cool Dive (#00606f) for more calm effect. Try LED Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#711f00 is the best complementary color to Captain 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 #005171 complementary color is Cedar Wood Finish, 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 Regal Blue are #007158 and #001871. Thus found on the left and right of #005171 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tropical Rain Forest and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Captain Blue.
The split-complementary Captain Blue palette consists of #715800 and #710018 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#711f00). Try Cinnamon and Venetian Red colors in combination with #005171, 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 #005171 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 Captain Blue. Thus Verdun Green and Pompadour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Captain Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cedar Wood Finish, Pigment Indigo, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #005171 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. Captain Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#711f00) and two others. The Pompadour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Cedar Wood Finish. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #710050 and #007120.
In a RGB color space, hex #005171 is made of 0% red, 42% green and 58% blue. In a HSL mode Captain Blue has a hue angle of 196.99°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 22.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #005171 is made of 44.31% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black ink.
| HEX | #005171 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,81,113) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 42%, 58% |
| CMYK | 44.31, 12.55, 0, 55.69 |
| HSL | hsl(196.99,100%,22.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.99,100%,44.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.9818,-8.5867,-24.2798) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.9231,7.0771,16.6766) |