Police Blue is pale, 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 | #c8b094 |
| Complementary Color | #6b5336 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Police Blue Color. The Snake River 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 Blue Bayoux (#496679) for more calm effect. Try Team Spirit as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6b5336 is the best complementary color to Police 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 #374f6b complementary color is Shingle Fawn, 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 San Juan are #36686b and #38366b. Thus found on the left and right of #374f6b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching William and Rhino colors as they work well with Police Blue.
The split-complementary Police Blue palette consists of #696b36 and #6b3936 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b5336). Try Yellow Metal and Buccaneer colors in combination with #374f6b, 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 #374f6b 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 Police Blue. Thus Chalet Green and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Police Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shingle Fawn, Cosmic, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #374f6b 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. Police Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#6b5336) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amazon – 120° from the complementary Shingle Fawn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6b364e and #366b53.
In a RGB color space, hex #374f6b is made of 23% red, 33% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Police Blue has a hue angle of 212.31°, a saturation of 32.1% and a lightness of 31.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #374f6b is made of 20.39% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #374f6b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(55,79,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 33%, 44% |
| CMYK | 20.39, 10.98, 0, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(212.31,32.1%,31.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.31,48.6%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.8445,-0.7003,-19.0347) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.0254,7.4657,14.9807) |