Hydrogen 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 | #ccb892 |
| Complementary Color | #6c5833 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (219.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hydrogen Blue Color. The Functional Blue 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 saturated alternative called Portuguese Blue (#3c5e95) for more energetic effect. Try In the Navy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6c5833 is the best complementary color to Hydrogen 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 #33476d complementary color is Shingle Fawn, 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 San Juan are #33636c and #3b336c. Thus found on the left and right of #33476d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Casal and Jacarta colors as they work well with Hydrogen Blue.
The split-complementary Hydrogen Blue palette consists of #646c33 and #6c3b33 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c5833). Try Costa Del Sol and Buccaneer colors in combination with #33476d, 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 #33476d 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 Hydrogen Blue. Thus Chalet Green and Finn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hydrogen Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shingle Fawn, Cosmic, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #33476d 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. Hydrogen Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#6c5833) and two others. The Finn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amazon – 120° from the complementary Shingle Fawn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c3347 and #336c59.
In a RGB color space, hex #33476d is made of 22% red, 31% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Hydrogen Blue has a hue angle of 219.31°, a saturation of 36.25% and a lightness of 31.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #33476d is made of 22.75% cyan, 14.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black ink.
| HEX | #33476d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(51,71,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 31%, 47% |
| CMYK | 22.75, 14.91, 0, 57.25 |
| HSL | hsl(219.31,36.25%,31.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(219.31,53.21%,42.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.1922,4.0861,-24.4505) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.3788,6.3144,15.3506) |