Sailor Blue Color

#0e3a53

Sailor 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 #f1c5ac
Complementary Color #53270d
Color Shade: cool cyan (201.74° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 19.02% (better contrasting with white)
Sailor Blue Color Sample
Sailor Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #0e3a53

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sailor Blue Color. The Ink Blue 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 Tardis (#105673) for more energetic effect. Try Teal Dark Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#53270d is the best complementary color to Sailor 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 #0e3a53 complementary color is Cioccolato, 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 Eden are #0d5349 and #0d1753. Thus found on the left and right of #0e3a53 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eden and Downriver colors as they work well with Sailor Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sailor Blue palette consists of #53490d and #530d17 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#53270d). Try Bronze Olive and Maroon Oak colors in combination with #0e3a53, 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 #0e3a53 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 Sailor Blue. Thus Dell and Loulou giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sailor Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cioccolato, Jagger, and Green House split by 90° on the color wheel. #0e3a53 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. Sailor Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#53270d) and two others. The Loulou is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dark Fern – 120° from the complementary Cioccolato. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #530d39 and #0d5326.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #0e3a53 is made of 9% red, 37% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Sailor Blue has a hue angle of 201.74°, a saturation of 71.13% and a lightness of 19.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0e3a53 is made of 27.06% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.45% black ink.

HEX #0e3a53
RGB Decimal rgb(14,58,83)
RGB Percentage 9%, 37%, 54%
CMYK 27.06, 9.8, 0, 67.45
HSL hsl(201.74,71.13%,19.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(201.74,83.13%,32.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(22.8064,-4.8902,-19.349)
XYZ xyz(3.2555,3.744,8.7347)
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