Blue Whale 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 | #e1cbbd |
| Complementary Color | #412c1e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 18.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Whale Color. The Celtic Rush color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Seaworthy (#314d58) for more calm effect. Try Alpine Race as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#412c1e is the best complementary color to Blue Whale. 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 #1e3442 complementary color is Cork, 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 Blue Dianne are #1e413e and #1e2141. Thus found on the left and right of #1e3442 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Te Papa Green and Port Gore colors as they work well with Blue Whale.
The split-complementary Blue Whale palette consists of #413e1e and #411e21 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#412c1e). Try Lisbon Brown and Crater Brown colors in combination with #1e3442, 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 #1e3442 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 Blue Whale. Thus Mallard and Livid Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Whale contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cork, Revolver, and Mallard split by 90° on the color wheel. #1e3442 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. Blue Whale tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#412c1e) and two others. The Livid Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Everglade – 120° from the complementary Cork. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #411e33 and #1e412c.
In a RGB color space, hex #1e3442 is made of 20% red, 35% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Whale has a hue angle of 203.33°, a saturation of 37.5% and a lightness of 18.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1e3442 is made of 14.12% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.12% black ink.
| HEX | #1e3442 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(30,52,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 35%, 45% |
| CMYK | 14.12, 5.49, 0, 74.12 |
| HSL | hsl(203.33,37.5%,18.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.33,54.55%,25.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.5391,-4.0584,-11.4351) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.7468,3.1253,5.6127) |