Stratos 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 | #c86637 |
| Complementary Color | #c86537 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (199.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Stratos Blue Color. The River Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Navagio Bay (#3183a0) for more calm effect. Try Blue Bird Day as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c86537 is the best complementary color to Stratos 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 #3799c8 complementary color is Tuscany, 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 Pelorous are #37c8ae and #3750c8. Thus found on the left and right of #3799c8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puerto Rico and Cerulean Blue colors as they work well with Stratos Blue.
The split-complementary Stratos Blue palette consists of #c8ae37 and #c83750 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c86537). Try Earls Green and Brick Red colors in combination with #3799c8, 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 #3799c8 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 Stratos Blue. Thus Atlantis and Medium Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stratos Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tuscany, Amethyst, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #3799c8 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. Stratos Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c86537) and two others. The Medium Red Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Tuscany. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c83799 and #37c866.
In a RGB color space, hex #3799c8 is made of 13% red, 38% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Stratos Blue has a hue angle of 199.45°, a saturation of 56.86% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3799c8 is made of 56.86% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #3799c8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(55,153,200) |
| RGB Percentage | 13%, 38%, 49% |
| CMYK | 56.86, 18.43, 0, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(199.45,56.86%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(199.45,72.5%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.6757,-12.8498,-32.3648) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3921,27.7648,58.7698) |