Biscay 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 | #e4ce9d |
| Complementary Color | #624c1b |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (221.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 24.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Biscay Color. The Coastal Surf 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 Florida Waters (#2a4983) for more calm effect. Try Indigo Hamlet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#624c1b is the best complementary color to Biscay. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #1b3162 complementary color is West Coast, 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 Biscay are #1b5462 and #281b62. Thus found on the left and right of #1b3162 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nile Blue and Lucky Point colors as they work well with Biscay.
The split-complementary Biscay palette consists of #54621b and #62281b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#624c1b). Try Fern Frond and Espresso colors in combination with #1b3162, 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 #1b3162 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 Biscay. Thus Dell and Wine Berry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Biscay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary West Coast, Tawny Port, and Green Pea split by 90° on the color wheel. #1b3162 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. Biscay tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#624c1b) and two others. The Wine Berry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Pea – 120° from the complementary West Coast. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #621b30 and #1b624c.
In a RGB color space, hex #1b3162 is made of 16% red, 28% green and 56% blue. In a HSL mode Biscay has a hue angle of 221.41°, a saturation of 56.8% and a lightness of 24.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1b3162 is made of 27.84% cyan, 19.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.57% black ink.
| HEX | #1b3162 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(27,49,98) |
| RGB Percentage | 16%, 28%, 56% |
| CMYK | 27.84, 19.21, 0, 61.57 |
| HSL | hsl(221.41,56.8%,24.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(221.41,72.45%,38.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.2505,9.7281,-31.6552) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.7549,3.3115,11.9965) |