Blue Edge is calm, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #fca184 |
| Complementary Color | #7b2003 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (194.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 24.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Edge Color. The Iridescent Peacock color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Havasu (#007993) for more energetic effect. Try Maniac Mansion as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7b2003 is the best complementary color to Blue Edge. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #035e7b complementary color is Kenyan Copper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Orient are #037b5c and #03217b. Thus found on the left and right of #035e7b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Watercourse and Catalina Blue colors as they work well with Blue Edge.
The split-complementary Blue Edge palette consists of #7b5c03 and #7b0321 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b2003). Try Yukon Gold and Paprika colors in combination with #035e7b, 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 #035e7b offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Edge. Thus Olive and Cardinal Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Edge contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kenyan Copper, Pigment Indigo, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #035e7b square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Edge tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#7b2003) and two others. The Cardinal Pink 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 #7b035d and #037b20.
In a RGB color space, hex #035e7b is made of 1% red, 43% green and 56% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Edge has a hue angle of 194.5°, a saturation of 95.24% and a lightness of 24.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #035e7b is made of 47.06% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.76% black ink.
| HEX | #035e7b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(3,94,123) |
| RGB Percentage | 1%, 43%, 56% |
| CMYK | 47.06, 11.38, 0, 51.76 |
| HSL | hsl(194.5,95.24%,24.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(194.5,97.56%,48.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.8456,-12.2295,-22.8833) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.6154,9.4548,20.1625) |