Mega Blue Color

#366fa6

Mega Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #c99059
Complementary Color #a66c36
Color Shade: cool cyan (209.46° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 43.14% (better contrasting with white)
Mega Blue Color Sample
Mega Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #366fa6

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mega Blue Color. The Mordian Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sea Salt Rivers (#5087bd) for more calm effect. Try Glimpse of Void as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a66c36 is the best complementary color to Mega 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 #366fa6 complementary color is Copper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Astral are #36a6a4 and #3637a6. Thus found on the left and right of #366fa6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Keppel and Governor Bay colors as they work well with Mega Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mega Blue palette consists of #a6a436 and #a63637 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a66c36). Try Sushi and Stiletto colors in combination with #366fa6, 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 #366fa6 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mega Blue. Thus Sushi and Royal Heath giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mega Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper, Vivid Violet, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #366fa6 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Mega Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a66c36) and two others. The Royal Heath is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ocean Green – 120° from the complementary Copper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6366f and #36a66d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #366fa6 is made of 16% red, 34% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Mega Blue has a hue angle of 209.46°, a saturation of 50.91% and a lightness of 43.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #366fa6 is made of 43.92% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black ink.

HEX #366fa6
RGB Decimal rgb(54,111,166)
RGB Percentage 16%, 34%, 50%
CMYK 43.92, 21.57, 0, 34.9
HSL hsl(209.46,50.91%,43.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(209.46,67.47%,65.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.5056,-0.4957,-35.0274)
XYZ xyz(14.0887,14.9063,38.211)
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