Rainbow Bright Color

#2863ad

Rainbow Bright 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 #d79c52
Complementary Color #ad7128
Color Shade: blue cyan (213.38° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 41.76% (better contrasting with white)
Rainbow Bright Color Sample
Rainbow Bright Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2863ad

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rainbow Bright Color. The Haddock's Sweater 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 saturated alternative called Nuit Blanche (#1e488f) for more energetic effect. Try Heirloom Hydrangea as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ad7128 is the best complementary color to Rainbow Bright. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2863ad 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 #28a5ad and #2f28ad. Thus found on the left and right of #2863ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eastern Blue and Governor Bay colors as they work well with Rainbow Bright.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rainbow Bright palette consists of #a5ad28 and #ad2f28 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ad7128). Try Lemon Ginger and Tall Poppy colors in combination with #2863ad, 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 #2863ad 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 Rainbow Bright. Thus Olive Drab and Hibiscus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rainbow Bright contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Desert, Medium Red Violet, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #2863ad 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. Rainbow Bright tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ad7128) 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 #ad2863 and #28ad72.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2863ad is made of 13% red, 32% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Rainbow Bright has a hue angle of 213.38°, a saturation of 62.44% and a lightness of 41.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2863ad is made of 52.15% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black ink.

HEX #2863ad
RGB Decimal rgb(40,99,173)
RGB Percentage 13%, 32%, 55%
CMYK 52.15, 29.02, 0, 32.16
HSL hsl(213.38,62.44%,41.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(213.38,76.88%,67.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(41.8324,7.541,-45.0034)
XYZ xyz(12.8797,12.3919,41.2482)
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