Firmament Blue Color

#11353f

Firmament Blue is pale, 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 #eecac0
Complementary Color #3f1b10
Color Shade: mid cyan (193.04° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 15.69% (better contrasting with white)
Firmament Blue Color Sample
Firmament Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #11353f

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Firmament Blue Color. The Gibraltar Sea color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lazurite Blue (#174c60) for more energetic effect. Try Swallow Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3f1b10 is the best complementary color to Firmament Blue. 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 #11353f complementary color is Paco, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Elephant are #103f32 and #101d3f. Thus found on the left and right of #11353f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bush and Blue Zodiac colors as they work well with Firmament Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Firmament Blue palette consists of #3f3210 and #3f101d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f1b10). Try Brown Tumbleweed and Paco colors in combination with #11353f, 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 #11353f 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 Firmament Blue. Thus Waiouru and Loulou giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Firmament Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Paco, Valentino, and Palm Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #11353f square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Firmament Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#3f1b10) and two others. The Loulou is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Parsley – 120° from the complementary Paco. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3f1034 and #103f1b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #11353f is made of 13% red, 40% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Firmament Blue has a hue angle of 193.04°, a saturation of 57.5% and a lightness of 15.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #11353f is made of 18.04% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 75.29% black ink.

HEX #11353f
RGB Decimal rgb(17,53,63)
RGB Percentage 13%, 40%, 47%
CMYK 18.04, 3.93, 0, 75.29
HSL hsl(193.04,57.5%,15.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(193.04,73.02%,24.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(20.1408,-9.0614,-10.0631)
XYZ xyz(2.4015,3.0243,5.1598)
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