Florentine Lapis Color

#1c5798

Florentine Lapis 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 #e3a867
Complementary Color #985d1b
Color Shade: blue cyan (211.45° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 35.29% (better contrasting with white)
Florentine Lapis Color Sample
Florentine Lapis Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #1c5798

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Florentine Lapis Color. The Mid 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 saturated alternative called Jazz Blue (#1a6a9f) for more energetic effect. Try Assault as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#985d1b is the best complementary color to Florentine Lapis. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #1c5798 complementary color is Hawaiian Tan, 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 Matisse are #1b9498 and #1f1b98. Thus found on the left and right of #1c5798 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eastern Blue and Jacksons Purple colors as they work well with Florentine Lapis.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Florentine Lapis palette consists of #94981b and #981f1b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#985d1b). Try Citron and Old Brick colors in combination with #1c5798, 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 #1c5798 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 Florentine Lapis. Thus Vida Loca and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Florentine Lapis contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hawaiian Tan, Violet Eggplant, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #1c5798 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. Florentine Lapis tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#985d1b) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eucalyptus – 120° from the complementary Hawaiian Tan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #981b56 and #1b985d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #1c5798 is made of 10% red, 33% green and 57% blue. In a HSL mode Florentine Lapis has a hue angle of 211.45°, a saturation of 68.89% and a lightness of 35.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1c5798 is made of 48.63% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black ink.

HEX #1c5798
RGB Decimal rgb(28,87,152)
RGB Percentage 10%, 33%, 57%
CMYK 48.63, 25.49, 0, 40.39
HSL hsl(211.45,68.89%,35.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(211.45,81.58%,59.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.6125,5.7065,-40.8652)
XYZ xyz(9.5546,9.3303,31.0031)
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