Naval Passage Color

#386782

Naval Passage is pale, 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 #c7987d
Complementary Color #825238
Color Shade: cool cyan (201.89° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 36.47% (better contrasting with white)
Naval Passage Color Sample
Naval Passage Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #386782

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Naval Passage Color. The Beijing Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Larkspur (#3c7d90) for more energetic effect. Try Blueberry Pie as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#825238 is the best complementary color to Naval Passage. 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 #386782 complementary color is Potters Clay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ming are #388278 and #384182. Thus found on the left and right of #386782 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ming and Chambray colors as they work well with Naval Passage.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Naval Passage palette consists of #827838 and #823842 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#825238). Try Pesto and Solid Pink colors in combination with #386782, 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 #386782 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 Naval Passage. Thus Pesto and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Naval Passage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Potters Clay, Vivid Violet, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #386782 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Naval Passage tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#825238) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Goblin – 120° from the complementary Potters Clay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #823867 and #388253.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #386782 is made of 19% red, 36% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Naval Passage has a hue angle of 201.89°, a saturation of 39.78% and a lightness of 36.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #386782 is made of 29.02% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black ink.

HEX #386782
RGB Decimal rgb(56,103,130)
RGB Percentage 19%, 36%, 45%
CMYK 29.02, 10.59, 0, 49.02
HSL hsl(201.89,39.78%,36.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(201.89,56.92%,50.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(41.4582,-7.6725,-19.8913)
XYZ xyz(10.5104,12.153,22.9109)
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