Broadwater Blue Color

#034a71

Broadwater 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 #fcb58e
Complementary Color #702903
Color Shade: cool cyan (201.27° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 22.75% (better contrasting with white)
Broadwater Blue Color Sample
Broadwater Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #034a71

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Broadwater Blue Color. The Prime Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Crowberry Blue (#003447) for more energetic effect. Try Glass Sea as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#702903 is the best complementary color to Broadwater 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 #034a71 complementary color is Kenyan Copper, 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 Regal Blue are #037061 and #031270. Thus found on the left and right of #034a71 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Watercourse and Catalina Blue colors as they work well with Broadwater Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Broadwater Blue palette consists of #706103 and #700313 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#702903). Try Yukon Gold and Venetian Red colors in combination with #034a71, 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 #034a71 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 Broadwater Blue. Thus Verdun Green and Tyrian Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Broadwater Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kenyan Copper, Pigment Indigo, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #034a71 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. Broadwater Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#702903) and two others. The Tyrian Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Kenyan Copper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #700349 and #03702a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #034a71 is made of 2% red, 39% green and 59% blue. In a HSL mode Broadwater Blue has a hue angle of 201.27°, a saturation of 94.83% and a lightness of 22.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #034a71 is made of 43.13% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black ink.

HEX #034a71
RGB Decimal rgb(3,74,113)
RGB Percentage 2%, 39%, 59%
CMYK 43.13, 15.29, 0, 55.69
HSL hsl(201.27,94.83%,22.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(201.27,97.35%,44.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(29.6862,-3.9166,-27.8884)
XYZ xyz(5.467,6.1092,16.5138)
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