Fresco 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 | #fcb398 |
| Complementary Color | #661e03 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 20.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Fresco Blue Color. The Workshop Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Striking (#00667b) for more energetic effect. Try Hyper Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#661e03 is the best complementary color to Fresco 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 #034c67 complementary color is Brown Bramble, 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 #036650 and #031966. Thus found on the left and right of #034c67 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Watercourse and Gulf Blue colors as they work well with Fresco Blue.
The split-complementary Fresco Blue palette consists of #665003 and #660319 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#661e03). Try Antique Bronze and Bordeaux colors in combination with #034c67, 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 #034c67 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 Fresco Blue. Thus Verdun Green and Tyrian Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fresco Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brown Bramble, Ripe Plum, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #034c67 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. Fresco Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#661e03) and two others. The Tyrian Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camarone – 120° from the complementary Brown Bramble. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #66034b and #03661e.
In a RGB color space, hex #034c67 is made of 2% red, 42% green and 57% blue. In a HSL mode Fresco Blue has a hue angle of 196.2°, a saturation of 94.34% and a lightness of 20.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #034c67 is made of 39.21% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.61% black ink.
| HEX | #034c67 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(3,76,103) |
| RGB Percentage | 2%, 42%, 57% |
| CMYK | 39.21, 10.59, 0, 59.61 |
| HSL | hsl(196.2,94.34%,20.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.2,97.09%,40.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.8312,-9.3287,-21.3341) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.0702,6.1675,13.7552) |