Venice Blue is pale, 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 | #d3a887 |
| Complementary Color | #774c2c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.05° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Venice Blue Color. The Elmer's Echo color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bering Wave (#3d6d84) for more calm effect. Try Astral as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#774c2c is the best complementary color to Venice Blue. 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 #2c5778 complementary color is Old Copper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Chambray are #2c7772 and #2c3177. Thus found on the left and right of #2c5778 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paradiso and Astronaut colors as they work well with Venice Blue.
The split-complementary Venice Blue palette consists of #77722c and #772c30 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#774c2c). Try Pesto and Nutmeg colors in combination with #2c5778, 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 #2c5778 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 Venice Blue. Thus Crete and Finn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Venice Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Copper, Eminence, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #2c5778 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Venice Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#774c2c) and two others. The Finn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Green – 120° from the complementary Old Copper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #772c57 and #2c774c.
In a RGB color space, hex #2c5778 is made of 18% red, 35% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Venice Blue has a hue angle of 206.05°, a saturation of 46.34% and a lightness of 32.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2c5778 is made of 29.81% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.94% black ink.
| HEX | #2c5778 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(44,87,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 35%, 48% |
| CMYK | 29.81, 12.94, 0, 52.94 |
| HSL | hsl(206.05,46.34%,32.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.05,63.33%,47.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.4158,-3.9949,-23.1868) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.8371,8.7079,19.037) |