Sky Captain is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #d9d6cb |
| Complementary Color | #333026 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (227.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 17.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Sky Captain Color. The Kachi Indigo color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Burka Black (#353e4f) for more energetic effect. Try Dark & Stormy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#333026 is the best complementary color to Sky Captain. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #262934 complementary color is Rangitoto, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, cool blue, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Charade are #263033 and #292633. Thus found on the left and right of #262934 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Outer Space and Charade colors as they work well with Sky Captain.
The split-complementary Sky Captain palette consists of #303326 and #332926 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#333026). Try Rangitoto and Cocoa Brown colors in combination with #262934, 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 #262934 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sky Captain. Thus Heavy Metal and Thunder giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sky Captain contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rangitoto, Thunder, and Heavy Metal split by 90° on the color wheel. #262934 square combo is a palette of cool blue, mid magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sky Captain tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#333026) and two others. The Thunder is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Outer Space – 120° from the complementary Rangitoto. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #332628 and #263330.
In a RGB color space, hex #262934 is made of 29% red, 31% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Sky Captain has a hue angle of 227.14°, a saturation of 15.56% and a lightness of 17.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #262934 is made of 5.49% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 79.61% black ink.
| HEX | #262934 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(38,41,52) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 31%, 40% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 4.31, 0, 79.61 |
| HSL | hsl(227.14,15.56%,17.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(227.14,26.92%,20.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(16.728,1.6861,-7.5594) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.2121,2.2459,3.5657) |