Major Blue Color

#289ec4

Major Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #d7613b
Complementary Color #c44e28
Color Shade: mid cyan (194.62° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 46.27% (better contrasting with white)
Major Blue Color Sample
Major Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #289ec4

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Major Blue Color. The Teal Moiré color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Green Buoy (#32a7b5) for more calm effect. Try Riviera as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c44e28 is the best complementary color to Major Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #289ec4 complementary color is Tuscany, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Curious Blue are #28c49c and #284fc4. Thus found on the left and right of #289ec4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shamrock and Cerulean Blue colors as they work well with Major Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Major Blue palette consists of #c49c28 and #c4284f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c44e28). Try Hokey Pokey and Brick Red colors in combination with #289ec4, 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 #289ec4 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Major Blue. Thus Atlantis and Medium Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Major Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tuscany, Purple Heart, and Lima split by 90° on the color wheel. #289ec4 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Major Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c44e28) and two others. The Medium Red Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jungle Green – 120° from the complementary Tuscany. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4289d and #28c44e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #289ec4 is made of 10% red, 40% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Major Blue has a hue angle of 194.62°, a saturation of 66.1% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #289ec4 is made of 61.17% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black ink.

HEX #289ec4
RGB Decimal rgb(40,158,196)
RGB Percentage 10%, 40%, 50%
CMYK 61.17, 14.9, 0, 23.14
HSL hsl(194.62,66.1%,46.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(194.62,79.59%,76.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.6847,-18.6633,-28.5818)
XYZ xyz(23.0657,28.8904,56.5853)
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