Magic Whale is deep, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #e8fcb5 |
| Complementary Color | #364a03 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (256.9° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 15.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Magic Whale Color. The Erebus Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Child of the Night (#220077) for more energetic effect. Try Insomniac Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#364a03 is the best complementary color to Magic Whale. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #17034a complementary color is Verdun Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Tolopea are #03124a and #3a034a. Thus found on the left and right of #17034a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tangaroa and Clairvoyant colors as they work well with Magic Whale.
The split-complementary Magic Whale palette consists of #124a03 and #4a3a03 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#364a03). Try San Felix and Deep Bronze colors in combination with #17034a, 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 #17034a offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Magic Whale. Thus Zuccini and Bean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Magic Whale contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Verdun Green, Rustic Red, and Evening Sea split by 90° on the color wheel. #17034a square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Magic Whale tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#364a03) and two others. The Bean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Whale – 120° from the complementary Verdun Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4a1603 and #03364a.
In a RGB color space, hex #17034a is made of 23% red, 3% green and 74% blue. In a HSL mode Magic Whale has a hue angle of 256.9°, a saturation of 92.21% and a lightness of 15.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #17034a is made of 20% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.98% black ink.
| HEX | #17034a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(23,3,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 3%, 74% |
| CMYK | 20, 27.84, 0, 70.98 |
| HSL | hsl(256.9,92.21%,15.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(256.9,95.95%,29.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(6.6997,30.8834,-39.173) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.6219,0.7417,6.5362) |