Blue Hue 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 | #c6b29f |
| Complementary Color | #604c38 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (209.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Hue Color. The Blue Bayoux color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Noshime Flower (#426579) for more energetic effect. Try Slate as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#604c38 is the best complementary color to Blue Hue. 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 #394d60 complementary color is Millbrook, 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 Fiord are #38605f and #383960. Thus found on the left and right of #394d60 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching William and Martinique colors as they work well with Blue Hue.
The split-complementary Blue Hue palette consists of #605f38 and #603839 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#604c38). Try Verdigris and Congo Brown colors in combination with #394d60, 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 #394d60 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 Blue Hue. Thus Chalet Green and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Hue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Millbrook, Voodoo, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #394d60 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. Blue Hue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#604c38) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stromboli – 120° from the complementary Millbrook. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #60384c and #38604c.
In a RGB color space, hex #394d60 is made of 25% red, 33% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Hue has a hue angle of 209.23°, a saturation of 25.49% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #394d60 is made of 15.3% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.35% black ink.
| HEX | #394d60 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(57,77,96) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 33%, 42% |
| CMYK | 15.3, 7.45, 0, 62.35 |
| HSL | hsl(209.23,25.49%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(209.23,40.63%,37.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.8573,-2.3107,-13.5938) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.4525,7.0221,12.0817) |