Astrolabe Reef is calm, 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 | #d26931 |
| Complementary Color | #ce642d |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200.87° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Astrolabe Reef Color. The Maximum Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Vermeer Blue (#2b7caf) for more calm effect. Try Prominent Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ce642d is the best complementary color to Astrolabe Reef. 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 #2d96ce complementary color is Tuscany, 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 Curious Blue are #2dceb5 and #2d45ce. Thus found on the left and right of #2d96ce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turquoise and Cerulean Blue colors as they work well with Astrolabe Reef.
The split-complementary Astrolabe Reef palette consists of #ceb52d and #ce2d45 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ce642d). Try Hokey Pokey and Brick Red colors in combination with #2d96ce, 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 #2d96ce 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 Astrolabe Reef. Thus Atlantis and Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Astrolabe Reef contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tuscany, Purple Heart, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #2d96ce 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. Astrolabe Reef tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ce642d) and two others. The Cerise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shamrock – 120° from the complementary Tuscany. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ce2d96 and #2dce64.
In a RGB color space, hex #2d96ce is made of 11% red, 37% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Astrolabe Reef has a hue angle of 200.87°, a saturation of 64.14% and a lightness of 49.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2d96ce is made of 63.13% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #2d96ce |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(45,150,206) |
| RGB Percentage | 11%, 37%, 51% |
| CMYK | 63.13, 21.96, 0, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(200.87,64.14%,49.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200.87,78.16%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.8137,-10.313,-37.0941) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1291,26.8268,62.3516) |