River Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #c75032 |
| Complementary Color | #cc5538 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (192.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to River Blue Color. The Paradise Sky color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blue Radiance (#58c9d4) for more calm effect. Try Galleon Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cc5538 is the best complementary color to River Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #38afcd complementary color is Mojo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Scooter are #38cca0 and #3864cc. Thus found on the left and right of #38afcd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shamrock and Mariner colors as they work well with River Blue.
The split-complementary River Blue palette consists of #cca038 and #cc3864 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cc5538). Try Old Gold and Hibiscus colors in combination with #38afcd, 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 #38afcd offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the River Blue. Thus Atlantis and Medium Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of River Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mojo, Amethyst, and Atlantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #38afcd square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. River Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#cc5538) and two others. The Medium Red Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Mojo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cc38ae and #38cc55.
In a RGB color space, hex #38afcd is made of 13% red, 40% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode River Blue has a hue angle of 192.08°, a saturation of 59.84% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #38afcd is made of 58.43% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black ink.
| HEX | #38afcd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(56,175,205) |
| RGB Percentage | 13%, 40%, 47% |
| CMYK | 58.43, 11.76, 0, 19.61 |
| HSL | hsl(192.08,59.84%,51.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(192.08,72.68%,80.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.4499,-22.773,-24.6903) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9803,35.9085,63.2139) |