Patriot Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #c9c8a9 |
| Complementary Color | #565536 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (238.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Patriot Blue Color. The Pango Black color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Charade (#292937) for more calm effect. Try Independence as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#565536 is the best complementary color to Patriot Blue. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #363756 complementary color is Hemlock, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Martinique are #364756 and #453656. Thus found on the left and right of #363756 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oxford Blue and Martinique colors as they work well with Patriot Blue.
The split-complementary Patriot Blue palette consists of #475636 and #564536 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#565536). Try Tom Thumb and Judge Gray colors in combination with #363756, 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 #363756 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Patriot Blue. Thus Tom Thumb and Congo Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Patriot Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hemlock, Eggplant, and Mineral Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #363756 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Patriot Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#565536) and two others. The Congo Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Hemlock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #563637 and #365655.
In a RGB color space, hex #363756 is made of 28% red, 28% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Patriot Blue has a hue angle of 238.13°, a saturation of 22.86% and a lightness of 27.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #363756 is made of 12.55% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black ink.
| HEX | #363756 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(54,55,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 28%, 44% |
| CMYK | 12.55, 12.16, 0, 66.27 |
| HSL | hsl(238.13,22.86%,27.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(238.13,37.21%,33.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.2852,8.135,-18.8477) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.5672,4.1885,9.3718) |