Blue Whale 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 | #fbd1b3 |
| Complementary Color | #4c2204 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 15.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Whale Color. The Azure Dragon 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 soft alternative called Tarawera (#073a50) for more calm effect. Try Teal Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4c2204 is the best complementary color to Blue Whale. 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 #042e4c complementary color is Bracken, 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 Blue Whale are #044c46 and #04094c. Thus found on the left and right of #042e4c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Evening Sea and Gulf Blue colors as they work well with Blue Whale.
The split-complementary Blue Whale palette consists of #4c4604 and #4c0409 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c2204). Try Deep Bronze and Rustic Red colors in combination with #042e4c, 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 #042e4c 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 Blue Whale. Thus Verdun Green and Mulberry Wood giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Whale contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bracken, Clairvoyant, and San Felix split by 90° on the color wheel. #042e4c 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. Blue Whale tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#4c2204) and two others. The Mulberry Wood is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zuccini – 120° from the complementary Bracken. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4c042d and #044c22.
In a RGB color space, hex #042e4c is made of 3% red, 37% green and 60% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Whale has a hue angle of 205°, a saturation of 90% and a lightness of 15.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #042e4c is made of 28.23% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.2% black ink.
| HEX | #042e4c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(4,46,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 3%, 37%, 60% |
| CMYK | 28.23, 11.76, 0, 70.2 |
| HSL | hsl(205,90%,15.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205,94.74%,29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(17.9259,-0.9518,-22.3738) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.3316,2.5016,7.1974) |