Magnetic Blue is soft, 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 | #fab375 |
| Complementary Color | #8a4205 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (207.97° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Magnetic Blue Color. The Wing Commander 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 Bauhaus Blue (#006392) for more energetic effect. Try Konjō Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8a4205 is the best complementary color to Magnetic 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 #054c8a 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 #058a85 and #05098a. Thus found on the left and right of #054c8a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gossamer and Ultramarine colors as they work well with Magnetic Blue.
The split-complementary Magnetic Blue palette consists of #8a8505 and #8a0509 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a4205). Try Olive and Red Devil colors in combination with #054c8a, 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 #054c8a 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 Magnetic Blue. Thus Limeade and Cardinal Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Magnetic Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Peru Tan, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #054c8a 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. Magnetic Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8a4205) and two others. The Cardinal Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Salem – 120° from the complementary Peru Tan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8a054b and #058a42.
In a RGB color space, hex #054c8a is made of 2% red, 35% green and 63% blue. In a HSL mode Magnetic Blue has a hue angle of 207.97°, a saturation of 93.01% and a lightness of 28.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #054c8a is made of 52.16% cyan, 24.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #054c8a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(5,76,138) |
| RGB Percentage | 2%, 35%, 63% |
| CMYK | 52.16, 24.32, 0, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(207.97,93.01%,28.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(207.97,96.38%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.889,5.4795,-39.9361) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.2345,7.0361,25.0216) |