Astronaut is soft, 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 | #d7c588 |
| Complementary Color | #776427 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (226.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Astronaut Color. The Nightly Activities color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Chinese Blue (#365194) for more calm effect. Try Sapphire as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#776427 is the best complementary color to Astronaut. 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 #283a77 complementary color is Crete, 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 Astronaut are #276177 and #3d2777. Thus found on the left and right of #283a77 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Calypso and Minsk colors as they work well with Astronaut.
The split-complementary Astronaut palette consists of #617727 and #773d27 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#776427). Try Crete and Nutmeg colors in combination with #283a77, 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 #283a77 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 Astronaut. Thus Forest Green and Tawny Port giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Astronaut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Crete, Tawny Port, and Sea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #283a77 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. Astronaut tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#776427) and two others. The Tawny Port is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eucalyptus – 120° from the complementary Crete. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #77273a and #277765.
In a RGB color space, hex #283a77 is made of 18% red, 27% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Astronaut has a hue angle of 226.33°, a saturation of 49.69% and a lightness of 31.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #283a77 is made of 30.98% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #283a77 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(40,58,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 27%, 55% |
| CMYK | 30.98, 23.92, 0, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(226.33,49.69%,31.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(226.33,66.39%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.1839,14.0885,-37.1967) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.7179,4.8091,18.0797) |