Space Explorer Color

#114499

Space Explorer is deep, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #eb6
Complementary Color #996610
Color Shade: blue cyan (217.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 33.33% (better contrasting with white)
Space Explorer Color Sample
Space Explorer Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #114499

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Space Explorer Color. The Fun Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Suddenly Sapphire (#1a5897) for more calm effect. Try Atlantic Navy as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#996610 is the best complementary color to Space Explorer. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #149 complementary color is Buttered Rum, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #108799 and #211099. Thus found on the left and right of #149 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Chill and Blue Gem colors as they work well with Space Explorer.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Space Explorer palette consists of #889910 and #992110 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#996610). Try Christi and Tabasco colors in combination with #149, 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 #149 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Space Explorer. Thus Christi and Rose Bud Cherry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Space Explorer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Buttered Rum, Violet Eggplant, and La Palma split by 90° on the color wheel. #149 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Space Explorer tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#996610) and two others. The Rose Bud Cherry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Elf Green – 120° from the complementary Buttered Rum. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #991043 and #109966.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #114499 is made of 7% red, 29% green and 64% blue. In a HSL mode Space Explorer has a hue angle of 217.5°, a saturation of 80% and a lightness of 33.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #114499 is made of 53.33% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #114499
RGB Decimal rgb(17,68,153)
RGB Percentage 7%, 29%, 64%
CMYK 53.33, 33.33, 0, 40
HSL hsl(217.5,80%,33.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(217.5,88.89%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(30.7676,17.976,-50.9068)
XYZ xyz(8.0481,6.5533,30.9777)
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