Blue Sail 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 | #dbab65 |
| Complementary Color | #9a6a24 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (215.59° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Sail Color. The Palace 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 Mimesia Blue (#2269ca) for more energetic effect. Try Lochmara as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9a6a24 is the best complementary color to Blue Sail. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #24549a complementary color is Kumera, 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 St Tropaz are #248e9a and #2f249a. Thus found on the left and right of #24549a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jelly Bean and Jacksons Purple colors as they work well with Blue Sail.
The split-complementary Blue Sail palette consists of #8e9a24 and #9a2f24 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9a6a24). Try Citron and Prairie Sand colors in combination with #24549a, 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 #24549a 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 Blue Sail. Thus Olive Drab and Hibiscus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Sail contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kumera, Medium Red Violet, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #24549a 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. Blue Sail tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#9a6a24) and two others. The Hibiscus 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 #9a2453 and #249a6a.
In a RGB color space, hex #24549a is made of 13% red, 31% green and 56% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Sail has a hue angle of 215.59°, a saturation of 62.11% and a lightness of 37.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #24549a is made of 46.27% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #24549a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(36,84,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 13%, 31%, 56% |
| CMYK | 46.27, 27.45, 0, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(215.59,62.11%,37.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(215.59,76.62%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.0781,9.4292,-42.9123) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7306,9.0488,31.8056) |