Matt Blue is soft, 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 | #d39044 |
| Complementary Color | #bb782b |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 45.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Matt Blue Color. The B'dazzled Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Chip (#1d5699) for more energetic effect. Try St Tropaz as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bb782b is the best complementary color to Matt 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 #2c6fbb complementary color is Copper, 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 Mariner are #2bb6bb and #302bbb. Thus found on the left and right of #2c6fbb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scooter and Governor Bay colors as they work well with Matt Blue.
The split-complementary Matt Blue palette consists of #b6bb2b and #bb302b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bb782b). Try Hokey Pokey and Tall Poppy colors in combination with #2c6fbb, 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 #2c6fbb 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 Matt Blue. Thus Atlantis and Hibiscus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Matt Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper, Medium Red Violet, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #2c6fbb 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. Matt Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#bb782b) and two others. The Hibiscus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jungle Green – 120° from the complementary Copper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bb2b6e and #2bbb78.
In a RGB color space, hex #2c6fbb is made of 13% red, 32% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Matt Blue has a hue angle of 211.89°, a saturation of 61.9% and a lightness of 45.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2c6fbb is made of 56.08% cyan, 29.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #2c6fbb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(44,111,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 13%, 32%, 55% |
| CMYK | 56.08, 29.8, 0, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(211.89,61.9%,45.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.89,76.47%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.3011,5.7595,-46.0332) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.6928,15.4922,49.1769) |