Chathams 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 | #d3a68e |
| Complementary Color | #71432c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200.87° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Chathams Blue Color. The Blue Accolade color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Asurmen Blue Wash (#273e51) for more calm effect. Try Blue Shade Wash as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#71432c is the best complementary color to Chathams 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 #2c5971 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 Casal are #2c7166 and #2c3671. Thus found on the left and right of #2c5971 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Casal and Astronaut colors as they work well with Chathams Blue.
The split-complementary Chathams Blue palette consists of #71662c and #712c36 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#71432c). Try Pesto and Tawny Port colors in combination with #2c5971, 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 #2c5971 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 Chathams Blue. Thus Crete and Finn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chathams Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Copper, Eminence, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #2c5971 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. Chathams Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#71432c) 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 #712c59 and #2c7144.
In a RGB color space, hex #2c5971 is made of 18% red, 36% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Chathams Blue has a hue angle of 200.87°, a saturation of 43.95% and a lightness of 30.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2c5971 is made of 27.06% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black ink.
| HEX | #2c5971 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(44,89,113) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 36%, 46% |
| CMYK | 27.06, 9.41, 0, 55.69 |
| HSL | hsl(200.87,43.95%,30.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200.87,61.06%,44.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.7376,-7.6773,-18.3546) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.5917,8.8725,16.9352) |