Blue Bonnet Color

#335599

Blue Bonnet 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 #ca6
Complementary Color #997732
Color Shade: blue cyan (220° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 40% (better contrasting with white)
Blue Bonnet Color Sample
Blue Bonnet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #335599

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Bonnet Color. The Bay of Many color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Wide Sky (#416faf) for more calm effect. Try Astronaut as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#997732 is the best complementary color to Blue Bonnet. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #359 complementary color is Luxor Gold, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #328799 and #443299. Thus found on the left and right of #359 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Astral and Gigas colors as they work well with Blue Bonnet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blue Bonnet palette consists of #879932 and #994332 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#997732). Try Sushi and El Salva colors in combination with #359, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #359 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 Blue Bonnet. Thus Apple and Night Shadz giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blue Bonnet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Luxor Gold, Plum, and Sea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #359 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Bonnet tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#997732) and two others. The Night Shadz is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lochinvar – 120° from the complementary Luxor Gold. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #993254 and #329977.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #335599 is made of 18% red, 29% green and 53% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Bonnet has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #335599 is made of 40% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #335599
RGB Decimal rgb(51,85,153)
RGB Percentage 18%, 29%, 53%
CMYK 40, 26.67, 0, 40
HSL hsl(220,50%,40%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(220,66.67%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.931,10.718,-40.9098)
XYZ xyz(10.3635,9.5007,31.4246)
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