Neptune 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 | #d1a262 |
| Complementary Color | #9d6d2d |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.59° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Neptune Blue Color. The North Atlantic Breeze color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Python Blue (#3776ab) for more calm effect. Try Blue Oblivion as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9d6d2d is the best complementary color to Neptune 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 #2e5d9d complementary color is Luxor Gold, 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 St Tropaz are #2d949d and #362d9d. Thus found on the left and right of #2e5d9d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jelly Bean and Governor Bay colors as they work well with Neptune Blue.
The split-complementary Neptune Blue palette consists of #949d2d and #9d362d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9d6d2d). Try Luxor Gold and Stiletto colors in combination with #2e5d9d, 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 #2e5d9d 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 Neptune Blue. Thus Olive Drab and Night Shadz giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Neptune Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Luxor Gold, Royal Heath, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #2e5d9d 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. Neptune Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#9d6d2d) and two others. The Night Shadz is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eucalyptus – 120° from the complementary Luxor Gold. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9d2d5c and #2d9d6e.
In a RGB color space, hex #2e5d9d is made of 16% red, 31% green and 53% blue. In a HSL mode Neptune Blue has a hue angle of 214.59°, a saturation of 54.68% and a lightness of 39.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2e5d9d is made of 43.53% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #2e5d9d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(46,93,157) |
| RGB Percentage | 16%, 31%, 53% |
| CMYK | 43.53, 25.1, 0, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(214.59,54.68%,39.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.59,70.7%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.3162,6.1632,-39.5173) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.1269,10.8439,33.4049) |