Bauhaus Blue Color

#006392

Bauhaus 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 #ff9c6d
Complementary Color #922e00
Color Shade: cool cyan (199.32° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 28.63% (better contrasting with white)
Bauhaus Blue Color Sample
Bauhaus Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #006392

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bauhaus Blue Color. The Sea Creature color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ocean Mirage (#00748f) for more calm effect. Try Swedish Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#922e00 is the best complementary color to Bauhaus 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 #006392 complementary color is Peru Tan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bahama Blue are #009277 and #001992. Thus found on the left and right of #006392 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Observatory and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Bauhaus Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bauhaus Blue palette consists of #927700 and #92001a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#922e00). Try Olive and Carmine colors in combination with #006392, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #006392 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 Bauhaus Blue. Thus Limeade and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bauhaus Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Peru Tan, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #006392 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bauhaus Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#922e00) and two others. The Fresh Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Peru Tan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #920063 and #00922f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #006392 is made of 0% red, 40% green and 60% blue. In a HSL mode Bauhaus Blue has a hue angle of 199.32°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 28.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #006392 is made of 57.25% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black ink.

HEX #006392
RGB Decimal rgb(0,99,146)
RGB Percentage 0%, 40%, 60%
CMYK 57.25, 18.43, 0, 42.75
HSL hsl(199.32,100%,28.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(199.32,100%,57.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.5788,-6.3065,-32.5702)
XYZ xyz(9.6501,10.999,28.8085)
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