Mordant Blue is pale, 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 | #d5998e |
| Complementary Color | #70342a |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (189.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mordant Blue Color. The Paradiso 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 Seagrass Green (#264e50) for more calm effect. Try Larkspur as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#70342a is the best complementary color to Mordant 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 #2a6671 complementary color is Nutmeg, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Casal are #2a7058 and #2a4270. Thus found on the left and right of #2a6671 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Green and Astronaut colors as they work well with Mordant Blue.
The split-complementary Mordant Blue palette consists of #70582a and #702a42 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#70342a). Try Dallas and Tawny Port colors in combination with #2a6671, 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 #2a6671 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 Mordant Blue. Thus Crete and Finn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mordant Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nutmeg, Eminence, and Woodland split by 90° on the color wheel. #2a6671 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mordant Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#70342a) and two others. The Finn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Pea – 120° from the complementary Nutmeg. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #702a65 and #2a7034.
In a RGB color space, hex #2a6671 is made of 16% red, 40% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Mordant Blue has a hue angle of 189.3°, a saturation of 45.81% and a lightness of 30.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2a6671 is made of 27.84% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black ink.
| HEX | #2a6671 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(42,102,113) |
| RGB Percentage | 16%, 40%, 44% |
| CMYK | 27.84, 4.31, 0, 55.69 |
| HSL | hsl(189.3,45.81%,30.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(189.3,62.83%,44.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.8941,-15.7004,-12.0058) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.6869,11.1872,17.3243) |