Boat Blue is calm, 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 | #d2ac7b |
| Complementary Color | #845e2d |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (213.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 34.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Boat Blue Color. The Sir Edmund color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Deep Water (#266691) for more energetic effect. Try Drake’s Neck as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#845e2d is the best complementary color to Boat 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 #2d5384 complementary color is Mule Fawn, 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 Chambray are #2d7e84 and #322d84. Thus found on the left and right of #2d5384 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paradiso and Minsk colors as they work well with Boat Blue.
The split-complementary Boat Blue palette consists of #7e842d and #84322d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#845e2d). Try Crete and Nutmeg colors in combination with #2d5384, 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 #2d5384 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 Boat Blue. Thus Crete and Camelot giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Boat Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mule Fawn, Plum, and Sea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #2d5384 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. Boat Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#845e2d) and two others. The Camelot is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Green – 120° from the complementary Mule Fawn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #842d52 and #2d845e.
In a RGB color space, hex #2d5384 is made of 17% red, 32% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Boat Blue has a hue angle of 213.79°, a saturation of 49.15% and a lightness of 34.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2d5384 is made of 34.11% cyan, 19.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.24% black ink.
| HEX | #2d5384 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(45,83,132) |
| RGB Percentage | 17%, 32%, 51% |
| CMYK | 34.11, 19.21, 0, 48.24 |
| HSL | hsl(213.79,49.15%,34.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(213.79,65.91%,51.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.8233,3.1208,-31.5083) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.3403,8.4103,23.0136) |