Bright Cobalt Color

#385d8d

Bright Cobalt is calm, 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 #c7a272
Complementary Color #8d6838
Color Shade: blue cyan (213.88° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 38.63% (better contrasting with white)
Bright Cobalt Color Sample
Bright Cobalt Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #385d8d

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bright Cobalt Color. The Field Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Python Blue (#3776ab) for more energetic effect. Try Petrel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8d6838 is the best complementary color to Bright Cobalt. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #385d8d complementary color is Potters Clay, 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 Chambray are #38878d and #3d388d. Thus found on the left and right of #385d8d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paradiso and Minsk colors as they work well with Bright Cobalt.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bright Cobalt palette consists of #878d38 and #8d3d38 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d6838). Try Sycamore and Sanguine Brown colors in combination with #385d8d, 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 #385d8d 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 Bright Cobalt. Thus Apple and Camelot giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bright Cobalt contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Potters Clay, Plum, and Sea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #385d8d 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. Bright Cobalt tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#8d6838) and two others. The Camelot is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Green – 120° from the complementary Potters Clay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8d385c and #388d68.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #385d8d is made of 19% red, 32% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Bright Cobalt has a hue angle of 213.88°, a saturation of 43.15% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #385d8d is made of 33.33% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black ink.

HEX #385d8d
RGB Decimal rgb(56,93,141)
RGB Percentage 19%, 32%, 49%
CMYK 33.33, 18.82, 0, 44.71
HSL hsl(213.88,43.15%,38.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(213.88,60.28%,55.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.8856,2.2121,-30.5504)
XYZ xyz(10.353,10.5925,26.6982)
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