Buccaneer 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 | #fca472 |
| Complementary Color | #8d3502 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Buccaneer Blue Color. The Regal Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bracing Blue (#014182) for more energetic effect. Try Jamaican Dream as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8d3502 is the best complementary color to Buccaneer 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 #035b8d complementary color is Peru Tan, 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 Venice Blue are #028d79 and #02158d. Thus found on the left and right of #035b8d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Observatory and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Buccaneer Blue.
The split-complementary Buccaneer Blue palette consists of #8d7902 and #8d0215 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d3502). Try Olive and Pohutukawa colors in combination with #035b8d, 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 #035b8d 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 Buccaneer Blue. Thus Limeade and Cardinal Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Buccaneer Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Peru Tan, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #035b8d 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. Buccaneer Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8d3502) and two others. The Cardinal Pink 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 #8d025a and #028d34.
In a RGB color space, hex #035b8d is made of 1% red, 39% green and 60% blue. In a HSL mode Buccaneer Blue has a hue angle of 201.74°, a saturation of 95.83% and a lightness of 28.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #035b8d is made of 54.11% cyan, 19.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #035b8d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(3,91,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 1%, 39%, 60% |
| CMYK | 54.11, 19.6, 0, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(201.74,95.83%,28.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.74,97.87%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.7893,-3.1897,-33.9575) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5864,9.4246,26.5659) |