Bengal Blue 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 | #c78c74 |
| Complementary Color | #8b5038 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bengal Blue Color. The Chathams Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Seachange (#3e8896) for more calm effect. Try Blue Chaise as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8b5038 is the best complementary color to Bengal 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 #38738b complementary color is Potters Clay, 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 Calypso are #388b79 and #38498b. Thus found on the left and right of #38738b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paradiso and Chambray colors as they work well with Bengal Blue.
The split-complementary Bengal Blue palette consists of #8b7938 and #8b3849 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8b5038). Try Sycamore and Solid Pink colors in combination with #38738b, 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 #38738b 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 Bengal Blue. Thus Sycamore and Plum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bengal Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Potters Clay, Vivid Violet, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #38738b 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. Bengal Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8b5038) and two others. The Plum 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 #8b3872 and #388b50.
In a RGB color space, hex #38738b is made of 18% red, 37% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Bengal Blue has a hue angle of 197.35°, a saturation of 42.56% and a lightness of 38.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #38738b is made of 32.55% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #38738b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(56,115,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 37%, 45% |
| CMYK | 32.55, 9.41, 0, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(197.35,42.56%,38.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.35,59.71%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.588,-11.7275,-18.935) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4218,14.9663,26.6602) |