Chinese Blue 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 | #c9ae6b |
| Complementary Color | #947936 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (222.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Chinese Blue Color. The Good Karma color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Newport Indigo (#313d6c) for more calm effect. Try Waterline Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#947936 is the best complementary color to Chinese 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 #365194 complementary color is Sycamore, 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 Chambray are #368094 and #493694. Thus found on the left and right of #365194 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Calypso and Gigas colors as they work well with Chinese Blue.
The split-complementary Chinese Blue palette consists of #809436 and #944936 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#947936). Try Sycamore and El Salva colors in combination with #365194, 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 #365194 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 Chinese Blue. Thus Apple and Camelot giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chinese Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sycamore, Plum, and Sea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #365194 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. Chinese Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#947936) and two others. The Camelot is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lochinvar – 120° from the complementary Sycamore. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #943650 and #369479.
In a RGB color space, hex #365194 is made of 19% red, 29% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Chinese Blue has a hue angle of 222.77°, a saturation of 46.53% and a lightness of 39.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #365194 is made of 36.86% cyan, 26.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black ink.
| HEX | #365194 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(54,81,148) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 29%, 52% |
| CMYK | 36.86, 26.28, 0, 41.96 |
| HSL | hsl(222.77,46.53%,39.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(222.77,63.51%,58.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.6105,12.0715,-39.9909) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.809,8.8072,29.1999) |