Canoe Blue Color

#1d5671

Canoe Blue is pale, 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 #e2a98e
Complementary Color #71371c
Color Shade: cool cyan (199.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 27.84% (better contrasting with white)
Canoe Blue Color Sample
Canoe Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #1d5671

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Canoe Blue Color. The Hanaasagi Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Duskwood (#123d55) for more energetic effect. Try Outer Reef as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#71371c is the best complementary color to Canoe 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 #1d5671 complementary color is Metallic Copper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blumine are #1c7161 and #1c2c71. Thus found on the left and right of #1d5671 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Elm and Lucky Point colors as they work well with Canoe Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Canoe Blue palette consists of #71611c and #711c2c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#71371c). Try Himalaya and Persian Plum colors in combination with #1d5671, 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 #1d5671 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 Canoe Blue. Thus Fern Frond and Tawny Port giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Canoe Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Metallic Copper, Honey Flower, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #1d5671 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Canoe Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#71371c) and two others. The Tawny Port is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Pea – 120° from the complementary Metallic Copper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #711c56 and #1c7137.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #1d5671 is made of 13% red, 38% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Canoe Blue has a hue angle of 199.29°, a saturation of 59.15% and a lightness of 27.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1d5671 is made of 32.94% cyan, 10.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black ink.

HEX #1d5671
RGB Decimal rgb(29,86,113)
RGB Percentage 13%, 38%, 50%
CMYK 32.94, 10.58, 0, 55.69
HSL hsl(199.29,59.15%,27.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(199.29,74.34%,44.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(34.209,-8.6963,-20.7644)
XYZ xyz(6.8151,8.109,16.8288)
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