Beacon Blue 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 | #d9a367 |
| Complementary Color | #986126 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.58° 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 Beacon Blue Color. The Blue Oasis color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Assault (#1c4374) for more energetic effect. Try Python Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#986126 is the best complementary color to Beacon Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #265c98 complementary color is Paarl, 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 #269498 and #282698. Thus found on the left and right of #265c98 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jelly Bean and Jacksons Purple colors as they work well with Beacon Blue.
The split-complementary Beacon Blue palette consists of #959826 and #982826 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#986126). Try Luxor Gold and Mexican Red colors in combination with #265c98, 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 #265c98 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 Beacon Blue. Thus Olive Drab and Royal Heath giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Beacon Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Paarl, Medium Red Violet, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #265c98 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. Beacon Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#986126) and two others. The Royal Heath is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eucalyptus – 120° from the complementary Paarl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98265b and #269861.
In a RGB color space, hex #265c98 is made of 13% red, 33% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Beacon Blue has a hue angle of 211.58°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 37.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #265c98 is made of 44.71% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #265c98 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(38,92,152) |
| RGB Percentage | 13%, 33%, 54% |
| CMYK | 44.71, 23.53, 0, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(211.58,60%,37.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.58,75%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.4342,3.7032,-37.9429) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.294,10.3334,31.1578) |