Blue Depths is calm, 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 | #d9cfa9 |
| Complementary Color | #564c25 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (227.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 24.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Depths Color. The Garnet Stone Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Jazz Age Blues (#3b4a6c) for more calm effect. Try Mountain Blueberry as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#564c25 is the best complementary color to Blue Depths. 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 #263056 complementary color is Woodland, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cloud Burst are #254756 and #342556. Thus found on the left and right of #263056 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Dianne and Port Gore colors as they work well with Blue Depths.
The split-complementary Blue Depths palette consists of #475625 and #563425 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#564c25). Try Woodland and Saddle colors in combination with #263056, 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 #263056 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 Blue Depths. Thus Woodland and Buccaneer giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Depths contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woodland, Finn, and Everglade split by 90° on the color wheel. #263056 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm 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. Blue Depths tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#564c25) and two others. The Buccaneer is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plantation – 120° from the complementary Woodland. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #56252f and #25564c.
In a RGB color space, hex #263056 is made of 22% red, 28% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Depths has a hue angle of 227.5°, a saturation of 38.71% and a lightness of 24.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #263056 is made of 18.83% cyan, 14.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black ink.
| HEX | #263056 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(38,48,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 28%, 50% |
| CMYK | 18.83, 14.91, 0, 66.27 |
| HSL | hsl(227.5,38.71%,24.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(227.5,55.81%,33.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.8195,8.2099,-24.3911) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.536,3.1979,9.235) |