Mordian 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 | #d0a97b |
| Complementary Color | #845d2f |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mordian Blue Color. The Lochmara 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 soft alternative called National Anthem (#3f6f98) for more calm effect. Try Mega Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#845d2f is the best complementary color to Mordian 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 #2f5684 complementary color is Potters Clay, 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 #2f8084 and #322f84. Thus found on the left and right of #2f5684 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paradiso and Minsk colors as they work well with Mordian Blue.
The split-complementary Mordian Blue palette consists of #80842f and #84322f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#845d2f). Try Pesto and El Salva colors in combination with #2f5684, 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 #2f5684 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 Mordian Blue. Thus Crete and Camelot giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mordian Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Potters Clay, Plum, and Sea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #2f5684 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. Mordian Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#845d2f) and two others. The Camelot is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Green – 120° from the complementary Potters Clay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #842f55 and #2f845d.
In a RGB color space, hex #2f5684 is made of 18% red, 32% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Mordian Blue has a hue angle of 212.47°, a saturation of 47.49% and a lightness of 35.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2f5684 is made of 33.33% cyan, 18.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.24% black ink.
| HEX | #2f5684 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(47,86,132) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 32%, 50% |
| CMYK | 33.33, 18.03, 0, 48.24 |
| HSL | hsl(212.47,47.49%,35.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.47,64.39%,51.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.8412,1.5795,-29.8953) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.6649,8.9259,23.096) |