Blue Expanse 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 | #dac08b |
| Complementary Color | #735925 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Expanse Color. The St Tropaz 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 saturated alternative called B'dazzled Blue (#2e5894) for more energetic effect. Try Endeavour as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#735925 is the best complementary color to Blue Expanse. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #253f74 complementary color is Dallas, 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 Astronaut are #256673 and #322573. Thus found on the left and right of #253f74 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paradiso and Meteorite colors as they work well with Blue Expanse.
The split-complementary Blue Expanse palette consists of #667325 and #733225 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#735925). Try Crete and Nutmeg colors in combination with #253f74, 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 #253f74 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 Expanse. Thus Fern Frond and Tawny Port giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Expanse contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dallas, Plum, and Green Pea split by 90° on the color wheel. #253f74 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 Expanse tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#735925) and two others. The Tawny Port is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eucalyptus – 120° from the complementary Dallas. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #73253e and #25735a.
In a RGB color space, hex #253f74 is made of 17% red, 29% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Expanse has a hue angle of 220.25°, a saturation of 51.63% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #253f74 is made of 30.98% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black ink.
| HEX | #253f74 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(37,63,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 17%, 29%, 54% |
| CMYK | 30.98, 20.78, 0, 54.51 |
| HSL | hsl(220.25,51.63%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220.25,68.1%,45.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.3229,8.8926,-33.48) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.6928,5.2093,17.2284) |