Maritime Blue 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 | #d8d6c2 |
| Complementary Color | #3d3a27 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (234.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 19.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Maritime Blue Color. The Lava Stone color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called River Styx (#161820) for more calm effect. Try Marshal Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3d3a27 is the best complementary color to Maritime Blue. 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 #27293d complementary color is Birch, 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 Ebony Clay are #27343d and #30273d. Thus found on the left and right of #27293d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ebony Clay and Blackcurrant colors as they work well with Maritime Blue.
The split-complementary Maritime Blue palette consists of #343d27 and #3d2f27 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d3a27). Try Rangitoto and English Walnut colors in combination with #27293d, 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 #27293d 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 Maritime Blue. Thus Green Kelp and Woody Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Maritime Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Birch, Woody Brown, and Outer Space split by 90° on the color wheel. #27293d 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. Maritime Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#3d3a27) and two others. The Woody Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Outer Space – 120° from the complementary Birch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3d2729 and #273d3b.
In a RGB color space, hex #27293d is made of 28% red, 29% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Maritime Blue has a hue angle of 234.55°, a saturation of 22% and a lightness of 19.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #27293d is made of 8.63% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 76.08% black ink.
| HEX | #27293d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(39,41,61) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 29%, 43% |
| CMYK | 8.63, 7.84, 0, 76.08 |
| HSL | hsl(234.55,22%,19.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(234.55,36.07%,23.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(17.2457,4.8389,-13.0311) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.4719,2.3541,4.739) |