Frank Blue Color

#225288

Frank Blue is calm, 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 #ddad77
Complementary Color #885721
Color Shade: blue cyan (211.76° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 33.33% (better contrasting with white)
Frank Blue Color Sample
Frank Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #225288

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Frank Blue Color. The Traditional Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Deep Water (#266691) for more calm effect. Try Blue Streak as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#885721 is the best complementary color to Frank Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #225288 complementary color is Kumera, 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 St Tropaz are #218488 and #242188. Thus found on the left and right of #225288 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Elm and Jacksons Purple colors as they work well with Frank Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Frank Blue palette consists of #848821 and #882421 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#885721). Try Pacifika and Burnt Umber colors in combination with #225288, 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 #225288 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 Frank Blue. Thus Olive Drab and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Frank Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kumera, Plum, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #225288 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. Frank Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#885721) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eucalyptus – 120° from the complementary Kumera. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #882152 and #218858.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #225288 is made of 13% red, 33% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Frank Blue has a hue angle of 211.76°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 33.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #225288 is made of 40% cyan, 21.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black ink.

HEX #225288
RGB Decimal rgb(34,82,136)
RGB Percentage 13%, 33%, 54%
CMYK 40, 21.17, 0, 46.67
HSL hsl(211.76,60%,33.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(211.76,75%,53.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(34.298,3.4195,-34.823)
XYZ xyz(8.1209,8.1522,24.4381)
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