Dover Straits 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 | #cd954e |
| Complementary Color | #b17831 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (213.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dover Straits Color. The Blue Vault 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 Blue Nude (#29518c) for more calm effect. Try Nightly Activities as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b17831 is the best complementary color to Dover Straits. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #326ab1 complementary color is Copper, 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 Azure are #31a9b1 and #3931b1. Thus found on the left and right of #326ab1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pelorous and Governor Bay colors as they work well with Dover Straits.
The split-complementary Dover Straits palette consists of #a9b131 and #b13931 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b17831). Try Alpine and Well Read colors in combination with #326ab1, 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 #326ab1 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 Dover Straits. Thus Sushi and Hibiscus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dover Straits contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper, Medium Red Violet, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #326ab1 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. Dover Straits tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b17831) and two others. The Hibiscus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jungle Green – 120° from the complementary Copper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b1316a and #31b179.
In a RGB color space, hex #326ab1 is made of 15% red, 32% green and 53% blue. In a HSL mode Dover Straits has a hue angle of 213.54°, a saturation of 55.95% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #326ab1 is made of 49.8% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black ink.
| HEX | #326ab1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(50,106,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 15%, 32%, 53% |
| CMYK | 49.8, 27.84, 0, 30.59 |
| HSL | hsl(213.54,55.95%,44.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(213.54,71.75%,69.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.4622,5.9688,-43.1338) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4052,14.1605,43.569) |