Poster Blue is soft, 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 | #ecb97d |
| Complementary Color | #824e12 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Poster Blue Color. The Poseidon color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Incremental Blue (#123456) for more calm effect. Try Drakenhof Nightshade as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#824e12 is the best complementary color to Poster Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #134682 complementary color is Raw Umber, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Chathams Blue are #127d82 and #171282. Thus found on the left and right of #134682 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Surfie Green and Deep Koamaru colors as they work well with Poster Blue.
The split-complementary Poster Blue palette consists of #7d8212 and #821712 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#824e12). Try Olivetone and Falu Red colors in combination with #134682, 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 #134682 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 Poster Blue. Thus La Palma and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Poster Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Raw Umber, Violet Eggplant, and Bilbao split by 90° on the color wheel. #134682 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Poster Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#824e12) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jewel – 120° from the complementary Raw Umber. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #821245 and #12824e.
In a RGB color space, hex #134682 is made of 9% red, 32% green and 59% blue. In a HSL mode Poster Blue has a hue angle of 212.43°, a saturation of 74.5% and a lightness of 29.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #134682 is made of 43.53% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black ink.
| HEX | #134682 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(19,70,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 9%, 32%, 59% |
| CMYK | 43.53, 23.53, 0, 49.02 |
| HSL | hsl(212.43,74.5%,29.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.43,85.38%,50.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.7393,7.1913,-38.4281) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.488,6.1305,21.9604) |