Ensign Blue Color

#384c67

Ensign 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 #c7b398
Complementary Color #675338
Color Shade: blue cyan (214.47° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 31.18% (better contrasting with white)
Ensign Blue Color Sample
Ensign Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #384c67

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ensign Blue Color. The Blue Beret color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Precision (#2c3944) for more calm effect. Try Dress Blues as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#675338 is the best complementary color to Ensign 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 #384c67 complementary color is Millbrook, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pickled Bluewood are #386367 and #3b3867. Thus found on the left and right of #384c67 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching William and Martinique colors as they work well with Ensign Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ensign Blue palette consists of #636738 and #673b38 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#675338). Try Verdigris and Buccaneer colors in combination with #384c67, 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 #384c67 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 Ensign Blue. Thus Chalet Green and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ensign Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Millbrook, Cosmic, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #384c67 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Ensign Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#675338) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stromboli – 120° from the complementary Millbrook. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #67384c and #386753.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #384c67 is made of 24% red, 32% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Ensign Blue has a hue angle of 214.47°, a saturation of 29.56% and a lightness of 31.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #384c67 is made of 18.43% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.61% black ink.

HEX #384c67
RGB Decimal rgb(56,76,103)
RGB Percentage 24%, 32%, 44%
CMYK 18.43, 10.59, 0, 59.61
HSL hsl(214.47,29.56%,31.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(214.47,45.63%,40.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.7816,0.2143,-18.1523)
XYZ xyz(6.6635,6.9889,13.8298)
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