Baleine Blue is soft, 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 | #eaae78 |
| Complementary Color | #874b15 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Baleine Blue Color. The Traditional Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Victorian Peacock (#104a65) for more calm effect. Try Ephren Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#874b15 is the best complementary color to Baleine 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 #155187 complementary color is Copper Canyon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Chathams Blue are #158784 and #151787. Thus found on the left and right of #155187 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Genoa and Deep Koamaru colors as they work well with Baleine Blue.
The split-complementary Baleine Blue palette consists of #878415 and #871518 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#874b15). Try Trendy Green and Falu Red colors in combination with #155187, 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 #155187 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 Baleine Blue. Thus Vida Loca and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Baleine Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper Canyon, Seance, and Bilbao split by 90° on the color wheel. #155187 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Baleine Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#874b15) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jewel – 120° from the complementary Copper Canyon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #871550 and #15874b.
In a RGB color space, hex #155187 is made of 9% red, 34% green and 57% blue. In a HSL mode Baleine Blue has a hue angle of 208.42°, a saturation of 73.08% and a lightness of 30.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #155187 is made of 44.7% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.06% black ink.
| HEX | #155187 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(21,81,135) |
| RGB Percentage | 9%, 34%, 57% |
| CMYK | 44.7, 21.18, 0, 47.06 |
| HSL | hsl(208.42,73.08%,30.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.42,84.44%,52.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.5492,2.0685,-35.4238) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.6249,7.7936,24.0241) |