Academic Blue Color

#2c3e56

Academic 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 #d3c1a9
Complementary Color #56432b
Color Shade: blue cyan (214.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 25.49% (better contrasting with white)
Academic Blue Color Sample
Academic Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2c3e56

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Academic 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 soft alternative called Atlantic Tide (#3e586e) for more calm effect. Try Water Chi as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#56432b is the best complementary color to Academic 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 #2c3e56 complementary color is Quincy, 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 Pickled Bluewood are #2b5356 and #2e2b56. Thus found on the left and right of #2c3e56 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spectra and Martinique colors as they work well with Academic Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Academic Blue palette consists of #53562b and #562e2b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#56432b). Try Woodland and Buccaneer colors in combination with #2c3e56, 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 #2c3e56 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 Academic Blue. Thus Woodland and Livid Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Academic Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quincy, Finn, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #2c3e56 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. Academic Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#56432b) and two others. The Livid Brown 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 #562b3d and #2b5644.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2c3e56 is made of 23% red, 32% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Academic Blue has a hue angle of 214.29°, a saturation of 32.31% and a lightness of 25.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2c3e56 is made of 16.48% cyan, 9.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black ink.

HEX #2c3e56
RGB Decimal rgb(44,62,86)
RGB Percentage 23%, 32%, 45%
CMYK 16.48, 9.42, 0, 66.27
HSL hsl(214.29,32.31%,25.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(214.29,48.84%,33.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(25.7212,0.2556,-16.673)
XYZ xyz(4.441,4.6526,9.4681)
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