Southern 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 | #c9a878 |
| Complementary Color | #876536 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (215.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Southern Blue Color. The Mega Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cobalt Flame (#4e719d) for more calm effect. Try Wide Sky as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#876536 is the best complementary color to Southern 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 #365787 complementary color is Potters Clay, 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 #367f87 and #3d3687. Thus found on the left and right of #365787 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paradiso and Minsk colors as they work well with Southern Blue.
The split-complementary Southern Blue palette consists of #7f8736 and #873d36 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#876536). Try Sycamore and Sanguine Brown colors in combination with #365787, 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 #365787 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 Southern Blue. Thus Apple and Camelot giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Southern Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Potters Clay, Plum, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #365787 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. Southern Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#876536) and two others. The Camelot is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Green – 120° from the complementary Potters Clay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #873656 and #368766.
In a RGB color space, hex #365787 is made of 20% red, 32% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Southern Blue has a hue angle of 215.56°, a saturation of 42.86% and a lightness of 37.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #365787 is made of 31.76% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.06% black ink.
| HEX | #365787 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(54,87,135) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 32%, 49% |
| CMYK | 31.76, 18.82, 0, 47.06 |
| HSL | hsl(215.56,42.86%,37.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(215.56,60%,52.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.6495,3.4861,-30.4329) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.3027,9.3499,24.2361) |