Star Sapphire 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 | #c79e6d |
| Complementary Color | #926838 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Star Sapphire Color. The Sleep 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 Taiwan Blue Magpie (#3377a2) for more energetic effect. Try Zenith as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#926838 is the best complementary color to Star Sapphire. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #386192 complementary color is Potters Clay, 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 Chambray are #388d92 and #3b3892. Thus found on the left and right of #386192 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paradiso and Gigas colors as they work well with Star Sapphire.
The split-complementary Star Sapphire palette consists of #8e9238 and #923b38 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#926838). Try Sycamore and Sanguine Brown colors in combination with #386192, 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 #386192 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 Star Sapphire. Thus Apple and Vin Rouge giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Star Sapphire contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Potters Clay, Plum, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #386192 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. Star Sapphire tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#926838) and two others. The Vin Rouge 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 #923861 and #389269.
In a RGB color space, hex #386192 is made of 19% red, 32% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Star Sapphire has a hue angle of 212.67°, a saturation of 44.55% and a lightness of 39.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #386192 is made of 35.29% cyan, 19.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black ink.
| HEX | #386192 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(56,97,146) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 32%, 49% |
| CMYK | 35.29, 19.21, 0, 42.75 |
| HSL | hsl(212.67,44.55%,39.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.67,61.64%,57.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.3536,1.4499,-31.2549) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0939,11.4655,28.8225) |