Award 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 | #cea779 |
| Complementary Color | #865f30 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Award Blue Color. The Muted Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Deep Ocean (#2a4b5f) for more calm effect. Try One Year of Rain as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#865f30 is the best complementary color to Award 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 #315886 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 #308286 and #343086. Thus found on the left and right of #315886 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paradiso and Minsk colors as they work well with Award Blue.
The split-complementary Award Blue palette consists of #828630 and #863430 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#865f30). Try Pesto and El Salva colors in combination with #315886, 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 #315886 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 Award Blue. Thus Crete and Camelot giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Award Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Potters Clay, Plum, and Sea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #315886 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. Award Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#865f30) 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 #863057 and #30865f.
In a RGB color space, hex #315886 is made of 18% red, 32% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Award Blue has a hue angle of 212.47°, a saturation of 46.45% and a lightness of 35.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #315886 is made of 33.33% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black ink.
| HEX | #315886 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(49,88,134) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 32%, 49% |
| CMYK | 33.33, 18.04, 0, 47.45 |
| HSL | hsl(212.47,46.45%,35.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.47,63.43%,52.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.6565,1.4297,-29.828) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.0594,9.3536,23.8822) |