Blue Regent 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 | #d7a66e |
| Complementary Color | #916028 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Regent Color. The Matt Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Nightlife (#27426b) for more calm effect. Try Campánula as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#916028 is the best complementary color to Blue Regent. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #285991 complementary color is Kumera, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #288d91 and #2b2891. Thus found on the left and right of #285991 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lochinvar and Jacksons Purple colors as they work well with Blue Regent.
The split-complementary Blue Regent palette consists of #8d9128 and #912b28 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#916028). Try Wasabi and Burnt Umber colors in combination with #285991, 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 #285991 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 Blue Regent. Thus Olive Drab and Camelot giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Regent contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kumera, Plum, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #285991 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Regent tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#916028) and two others. The Camelot is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eucalyptus – 120° from the complementary Kumera. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #912858 and #289160.
In a RGB color space, hex #285991 is made of 15% red, 32% green and 53% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Regent has a hue angle of 212°, a saturation of 56.76% and a lightness of 36.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #285991 is made of 41.17% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black ink.
| HEX | #285991 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(40,89,145) |
| RGB Percentage | 15%, 32%, 53% |
| CMYK | 41.17, 21.96, 0, 43.14 |
| HSL | hsl(212,56.76%,36.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212,72.41%,56.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.1888,3.2527,-35.6975) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5583,9.6402,28.145) |