Blue Bottle is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #c6b19a |
| Complementary Color | #655039 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Bottle Color. The Anchors Aweigh color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Good Samaritan (#3f6782) for more energetic effect. Try Payne's Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#655039 is the best complementary color to Blue Bottle. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #394e65 complementary color is Millbrook, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fiord are #396365 and #393965. Thus found on the left and right of #394e65 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching William and Martinique colors as they work well with Blue Bottle.
The split-complementary Blue Bottle palette consists of #646539 and #653a39 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#655039). Try Verdigris and Congo Brown colors in combination with #394e65, 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 #394e65 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 Blue Bottle. Thus Chalet Green and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Bottle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Millbrook, Cosmic, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #394e65 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange 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 Bottle tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#655039) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Millbrook. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #65394d and #396550.
In a RGB color space, hex #394e65 is made of 24% red, 33% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Bottle has a hue angle of 211.36°, a saturation of 27.85% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #394e65 is made of 17.26% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.39% black ink.
| HEX | #394e65 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(57,78,101) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 33%, 43% |
| CMYK | 17.26, 9.02, 0, 60.39 |
| HSL | hsl(211.36,27.85%,30.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.36,43.56%,39.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.3877,-1.4003,-15.9475) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.7607,7.2582,13.3566) |