Blue Bayberry Color

#2d5360

Blue Bayberry is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #d2ac9f
Complementary Color #60392d
Color Shade: cool cyan (195.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 27.65% (better contrasting with white)
Blue Bayberry Color Sample
Blue Bayberry Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2d5360

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Bayberry Color. The Kimberley Sea color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Naval Passage (#386782) for more energetic effect. Try Carbide as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#60392d is the best complementary color to Blue Bayberry. Mid red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2d5360 complementary color is Quincy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Casal are #2d6053 and #2d3960. Thus found on the left and right of #2d5360 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spectra and Rhino colors as they work well with Blue Bayberry.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blue Bayberry palette consists of #60532d and #602d39 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#60392d). Try Costa Del Sol and Buccaneer colors in combination with #2d5360, 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 #2d5360 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 Blue Bayberry. Thus Woodland and Finn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blue Bayberry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quincy, Bossanova, and Woodland split by 90° on the color wheel. #2d5360 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, mid red and warm 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. Blue Bayberry tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#60392d) and two others. The Finn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Quincy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #602d53 and #2d6039.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2d5360 is made of 20% red, 37% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Bayberry has a hue angle of 195.29°, a saturation of 36.17% and a lightness of 27.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2d5360 is made of 20% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.35% black ink.

HEX #2d5360
RGB Decimal rgb(45,83,96)
RGB Percentage 20%, 37%, 43%
CMYK 20, 5.1, 0, 62.35
HSL hsl(195.29,36.17%,27.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(195.29,53.13%,37.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.1117,-9.4797,-11.7433)
XYZ xyz(6.2868,7.5889,12.1998)
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