Windows Blue is soft, 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 | #c88740 |
| Complementary Color | #bf7e37 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 48.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Windows Blue Color. The Teeny Bikini color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Kakitsubata Blue (#3e62ad) for more calm effect. Try Blue Regatta as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bf7e37 is the best complementary color to Windows 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 #3778bf complementary color is Copper, 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 Boston Blue are #37bbbf and #3937bf. Thus found on the left and right of #3778bf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pelorous and Governor Bay colors as they work well with Windows Blue.
The split-complementary Windows Blue palette consists of #bbbf37 and #bf3a37 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bf7e37). Try Earls Green and Mojo colors in combination with #3778bf, 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 #3778bf 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 Windows Blue. Thus Sushi and Medium Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Windows Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper, Fuchsia Pink, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #3778bf 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. Windows Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#bf7e37) and two others. The Medium Red Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shamrock – 120° from the complementary Copper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bf3777 and #37bf7e.
In a RGB color space, hex #3778bf is made of 15% red, 33% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Windows Blue has a hue angle of 211.32°, a saturation of 55.28% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3778bf is made of 53.33% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #3778bf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(55,120,191) |
| RGB Percentage | 15%, 33%, 52% |
| CMYK | 53.33, 27.84, 0, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(211.32,55.28%,48.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.32,71.2%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.5043,3.16,-43.225) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.696,18.0068,51.8332) |