Ship's Officer 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 | #d2c5b6 |
| Complementary Color | #493b2d |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ship's Officer Color. The Mountain Blueberry color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Blue Flag (#3b506f) for more energetic effect. Try Jazz Age Blues as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#493b2d is the best complementary color to Ship's Officer. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2d3a49 complementary color is Mondo, 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 Oxford Blue are #2d4849 and #2e2d49. Thus found on the left and right of #2d3a49 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Spruce and Martinique colors as they work well with Ship's Officer.
The split-complementary Ship's Officer palette consists of #48492d and #492d2d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#493b2d). Try Kelp and Woody Brown colors in combination with #2d3a49, 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 #2d3a49 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 Ship's Officer. Thus Tom Thumb and Woody Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ship's Officer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mondo, Eggplant, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #2d3a49 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. Ship's Officer tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#493b2d) and two others. The Woody Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stromboli – 120° from the complementary Mondo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #492d3a and #2d493c.
In a RGB color space, hex #2d3a49 is made of 26% red, 33% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Ship's Officer has a hue angle of 212.14°, a saturation of 23.73% and a lightness of 23.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2d3a49 is made of 10.98% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 71.37% black ink.
| HEX | #2d3a49 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(45,58,73) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 33%, 41% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 5.88, 0, 71.37 |
| HSL | hsl(212.14,23.73%,23.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.14,38.36%,28.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.8853,-0.9824,-10.9221) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.7978,4.065,6.8878) |