Starry Night Color

#286492

Starry Night is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #d79b6d
Complementary Color #925628
Color Shade: cool cyan (206.04° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 36.47% (better contrasting with white)
Starry Night Color Sample
Starry Night Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #286492

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Starry Night Color. The Beijing Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Amalfi Coast (#297cbf) for more energetic effect. Try Galaxy Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#925628 is the best complementary color to Starry Night. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #286492 complementary color is Paarl, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of St Tropaz are #28928a and #282f92. Thus found on the left and right of #286492 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lochinvar and Bay of Many colors as they work well with Starry Night.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Starry Night palette consists of #928a28 and #92282e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#925628). Try Luxor Gold and Burnt Umber colors in combination with #286492, 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 #286492 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Starry Night. Thus Olive Drab and Royal Heath giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Starry Night contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Paarl, Seance, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #286492 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Starry Night tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#925628) and two others. The Royal Heath 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 #922863 and #289255.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #286492 is made of 14% red, 35% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Starry Night has a hue angle of 206.04°, a saturation of 56.99% and a lightness of 36.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #286492 is made of 41.56% cyan, 18.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black ink.

HEX #286492
RGB Decimal rgb(40,100,146)
RGB Percentage 14%, 35%, 51%
CMYK 41.56, 18.03, 0, 42.75
HSL hsl(206.04,56.99%,36.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(206.04,72.6%,57.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.6394,-3.3078,-30.8495)
XYZ xyz(10.6206,11.6408,28.8813)
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