Bluey is pale, 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 | #c8a687 |
| Complementary Color | #785637 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.62° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 34.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bluey Color. The Metallic Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Academic Blue (#2c3e56) for more calm effect. Try Snap-Shot as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#785637 is the best complementary color to Bluey. 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 #375978 complementary color is Shingle Fawn, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of San Juan are #377876 and #373878. Thus found on the left and right of #375978 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oracle and East Bay colors as they work well with Bluey.
The split-complementary Bluey palette consists of #787637 and #783738 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#785637). Try Pesto and Lotus colors in combination with #375978, 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 #375978 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 Bluey. Thus Chalet Green and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bluey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shingle Fawn, Eminence, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #375978 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bluey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#785637) 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 #783758 and #377856.
In a RGB color space, hex #375978 is made of 21% red, 34% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Bluey has a hue angle of 208.62°, a saturation of 37.14% and a lightness of 34.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #375978 is made of 25.49% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.94% black ink.
| HEX | #375978 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(55,89,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 34%, 45% |
| CMYK | 25.49, 12.16, 0, 52.94 |
| HSL | hsl(208.62,37.14%,34.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.62,54.17%,47.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.5802,-2.7094,-21.3354) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5381,9.313,19.1169) |