Antarctic Blue is pale, 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 | #d4c0a3 |
| Complementary Color | #5c482b |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (215.51° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Antarctic Blue Color. The Inlet Harbor color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Venice Blue (#2c5778) for more energetic effect. Try Atlantic Tide as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5c482b is the best complementary color to Antarctic Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2b3f5c complementary color is Quincy, 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 Rhino are #2b575c and #2f2b5c. Thus found on the left and right of #2b3f5c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Casal and Rhino colors as they work well with Antarctic Blue.
The split-complementary Antarctic Blue palette consists of #575c2b and #5c2f2b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5c482b). Try Woodland and Buccaneer colors in combination with #2b3f5c, 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 #2b3f5c 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 Antarctic Blue. Thus Woodland and Buccaneer giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Antarctic Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quincy, Finn, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #2b3f5c 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. Antarctic Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#5c482b) and two others. The Buccaneer is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plantation – 120° from the complementary Quincy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c2b3e and #2b5c48.
In a RGB color space, hex #2b3f5c is made of 22% red, 32% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Antarctic Blue has a hue angle of 215.51°, a saturation of 36.3% and a lightness of 26.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2b3f5c is made of 19.22% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.92% black ink.
| HEX | #2b3f5c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(43,63,92) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 32%, 46% |
| CMYK | 19.22, 11.37, 0, 63.92 |
| HSL | hsl(215.51,36.3%,26.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(215.51,53.26%,36.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.2778,1.3628,-19.7207) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.7055,4.8413,10.8117) |