Cyan Cobalt Blue Color

#28589c

Cyan Cobalt 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 #d7a763
Complementary Color #9c6c28
Color Shade: blue cyan (215.17° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 38.43% (better contrasting with white)
Cyan Cobalt Blue Color Sample
Cyan Cobalt Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #28589c

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cyan Cobalt Blue Color. The Monaco Blue 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 soft alternative called Cold Current (#234272) for more calm effect. Try Matt Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9c6c28 is the best complementary color to Cyan Cobalt 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 #28589c complementary color is Paarl, 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 St Tropaz are #28929c and #32289c. Thus found on the left and right of #28589c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jelly Bean and Jacksons Purple colors as they work well with Cyan Cobalt Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cyan Cobalt Blue palette consists of #929c28 and #9c3228 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9c6c28). Try Wasabi and Burnt Umber colors in combination with #28589c, 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 #28589c 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 Cyan Cobalt Blue. Thus Olive Drab and Night Shadz giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cyan Cobalt Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Paarl, Medium Red Violet, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #28589c 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. Cyan Cobalt Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#9c6c28) and two others. The Night Shadz 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 #9c2857 and #289c6c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #28589c is made of 14% red, 31% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Cyan Cobalt Blue has a hue angle of 215.17°, a saturation of 59.18% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #28589c is made of 45.49% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black ink.

HEX #28589c
RGB Decimal rgb(40,88,156)
RGB Percentage 14%, 31%, 55%
CMYK 45.49, 26.67, 0, 38.82
HSL hsl(215.17,59.18%,38.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(215.17,74.36%,61.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.5371,8.1209,-41.7706)
XYZ xyz(10.3655,9.8309,32.8037)
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