Blue Moon Color

#3686a0

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

Inverse Color #c9795f
Complementary Color #a05036
Color Shade: mid cyan (194.72° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 41.96% (better contrasting with white)
Blue Moon Color Sample
Blue Moon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3686a0

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Moon Color. The Glacier Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Blue Raspberry Seed (#3aa2c6) for more energetic effect. Try Chill of Teamwork as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a05036 is the best complementary color to Blue Moon. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3686a0 complementary color is Brown Rust, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Astral are #36a084 and #3651a0. Thus found on the left and right of #3686a0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ocean Green and Azure colors as they work well with Blue Moon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blue Moon palette consists of #a08436 and #a03650 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a05036). Try Luxor Gold and Night Shadz colors in combination with #3686a0, 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 #3686a0 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 Blue Moon. Thus Sushi and Royal Heath giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blue Moon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brown Rust, Vivid Violet, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #3686a0 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid 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. Blue Moon tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a05036) and two others. The Royal Heath is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chateau Green – 120° from the complementary Brown Rust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a03685 and #36a050.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3686a0 is made of 16% red, 39% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Moon has a hue angle of 194.72°, a saturation of 49.53% and a lightness of 41.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3686a0 is made of 41.57% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black ink.

HEX #3686a0
RGB Decimal rgb(54,134,160)
RGB Percentage 16%, 39%, 46%
CMYK 41.57, 10.2, 0, 37.25
HSL hsl(194.72,49.53%,41.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(194.72,66.25%,62.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.2558,-15.8948,-21.0302)
XYZ xyz(16.3916,20.3725,36.3261)
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