Nautilus Color

#273c5a

Nautilus is calm, 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 #d8c3a5
Complementary Color #594427
Color Shade: blue cyan (215.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 25.29% (better contrasting with white)
Nautilus Color Sample
Nautilus Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #273c5a

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Nautilus Color. The Star Spangled color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called America's Cup (#34546d) for more calm effect. Try Dark Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#594427 is the best complementary color to Nautilus. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #273c5a complementary color is Irish Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Rhino are #275559 and #2b2759. Thus found on the left and right of #273c5a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Plantation and Port Gore colors as they work well with Nautilus.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nautilus palette consists of #555927 and #592b27 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#594427). Try Woodland and Buccaneer colors in combination with #273c5a, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #273c5a 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 Nautilus. Thus Woodland and Buccaneer giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nautilus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Irish Coffee, Finn, and Everglade split by 90° on the color wheel. #273c5a square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Nautilus tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#594427) and two others. The Buccaneer is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plantation – 120° from the complementary Irish Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #59273c and #275945.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #273c5a is made of 21% red, 32% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Nautilus has a hue angle of 215.29°, a saturation of 39.53% and a lightness of 25.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #273c5a is made of 20% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black ink.

HEX #273c5a
RGB Decimal rgb(39,60,90)
RGB Percentage 21%, 32%, 48%
CMYK 20, 11.76, 0, 64.71
HSL hsl(215.29,39.53%,25.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(215.29,56.67%,35.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(24.9559,1.6,-20.503)
XYZ xyz(4.298,4.4012,10.2959)
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