Boatswain 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 | #dbcda9 |
| Complementary Color | #564824 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (223.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Boatswain Color. The Naval 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 Dragonfly (#314a76) for more energetic effect. Try Dark Knight as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#564824 is the best complementary color to Boatswain. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #243256 complementary color is Irish Coffee, 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 Cloud Burst are #244b56 and #2e2456. Thus found on the left and right of #243256 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Dianne and Port Gore colors as they work well with Boatswain.
The split-complementary Boatswain palette consists of #4b5624 and #562e24 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#564824). Try Woodland and Saddle colors in combination with #243256, 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 #243256 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 Boatswain. Thus Woodland and Buccaneer giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Boatswain contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Irish Coffee, Finn, and Everglade split by 90° on the color wheel. #243256 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. Boatswain tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#564824) and two others. The Buccaneer is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plantation – 120° from the complementary Irish Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #562432 and #245648.
In a RGB color space, hex #243256 is made of 21% red, 29% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Boatswain has a hue angle of 223.2°, a saturation of 40.98% and a lightness of 23.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #243256 is made of 19.61% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black ink.
| HEX | #243256 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(36,50,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 29%, 50% |
| CMYK | 19.61, 14.12, 0, 66.27 |
| HSL | hsl(223.2,40.98%,23.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(223.2,58.14%,33.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.3129,6.2697,-23.6181) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.5479,3.3282,9.2595) |