Commandes Color

#0b597c

Commandes 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 #f4a683
Complementary Color #7c2e0b
Color Shade: cool cyan (198.58° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 26.47% (better contrasting with white)
Commandes Color Sample
Commandes Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #0b597c

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Commandes Color. The Magnetic Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Teal Blue (#044259) for more energetic effect. Try Nocturnal Sea as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7c2e0b is the best complementary color to Commandes. 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 #0b597c complementary color is Cafe Royale, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Atoll are #0b7c66 and #0b207c. Thus found on the left and right of #0b597c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Elf Green and Catalina Blue colors as they work well with Commandes.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Commandes palette consists of #7c660b and #7c0b20 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c2e0b). Try Yukon Gold and Monarch colors in combination with #0b597c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #0b597c 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 Commandes. Thus Green Leaf and Rose Bud Cherry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Commandes contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cafe Royale, Windsor, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #0b597c square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Commandes tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#7c2e0b) and two others. The Rose Bud Cherry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Salem – 120° from the complementary Cafe Royale. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c0b58 and #0b7c2e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #0b597c is made of 5% red, 40% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Commandes has a hue angle of 198.58°, a saturation of 83.7% and a lightness of 26.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0b597c is made of 44.32% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black ink.

HEX #0b597c
RGB Decimal rgb(11,89,124)
RGB Percentage 5%, 40%, 55%
CMYK 44.32, 13.73, 0, 51.37
HSL hsl(198.58,83.7%,26.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(198.58,91.13%,48.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.3433,-8.3022,-25.8356)
XYZ xyz(7.3485,8.6711,20.3552)
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