Mid Blue Color

#276ab3

Mid 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 #d8954c
Complementary Color #b37027
Color Shade: blue cyan (211.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 42.75% (better contrasting with white)
Mid Blue Color Sample
Mid Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #276ab3

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mid Blue Color. The Insignia 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 Turkish Sea (#195190) for more energetic effect. Try Frank Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b37027 is the best complementary color to Mid 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 #276ab3 complementary color is Desert, 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 Cerulean Blue are #27afb3 and #2927b3. Thus found on the left and right of #276ab3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eastern Blue and Governor Bay colors as they work well with Mid Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mid Blue palette consists of #afb327 and #b32a27 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b37027). Try Lemon Ginger and Tall Poppy colors in combination with #276ab3, 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 #276ab3 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 Mid Blue. Thus Olive Drab and Hibiscus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mid Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Desert, Medium Red Violet, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #276ab3 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. Mid Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b37027) and two others. The Hibiscus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jungle Green – 120° from the complementary Desert. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b32769 and #27b370.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #276ab3 is made of 12% red, 33% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Mid Blue has a hue angle of 211.29°, a saturation of 64.22% and a lightness of 42.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #276ab3 is made of 54.91% cyan, 28.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #276ab3
RGB Decimal rgb(39,106,179)
RGB Percentage 12%, 33%, 55%
CMYK 54.91, 28.63, 0, 29.8
HSL hsl(211.29,64.22%,42.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(211.29,78.21%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.2244,5.2689,-44.7021)
XYZ xyz(14.1274,13.9941,44.6044)
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