Aircraft Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, yellow green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #cab0a7 |
| Complementary Color | #583e34 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (195.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aircraft Blue Color. The Noshime Flower color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mythic Forest (#4a686c) for more calm effect. Try Teal Mosaic as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#583e34 is the best complementary color to Aircraft Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #354f58 complementary color is Millbrook, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pickled Bluewood are #34584f and #343d58. Thus found on the left and right of #354f58 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stromboli and Pickled Bluewood colors as they work well with Aircraft Blue.
The split-complementary Aircraft Blue palette consists of #584f34 and #58343d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#583e34). Try Judge Gray and Congo Brown colors in combination with #354f58, 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 #354f58 offers a combination of mid yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Aircraft Blue. Thus Verdigris and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aircraft Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Millbrook, Voodoo, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #354f58 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, warm red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Aircraft Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#583e34) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Millbrook. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #58344e and #34583d.
In a RGB color space, hex #354f58 is made of 24% red, 36% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Aircraft Blue has a hue angle of 195.43°, a saturation of 24.82% and a lightness of 27.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #354f58 is made of 13.73% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.49% black ink.
| HEX | #354f58 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(53,79,88) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 36%, 40% |
| CMYK | 13.73, 3.53, 0, 65.49 |
| HSL | hsl(195.43,24.82%,27.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195.43,39.77%,34.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.9282,-7.218,-8.4242) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.0256,7.0534,10.2764) |