Stargazer Color

#39505c

Stargazer 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 #c6afa3
Complementary Color #5c4539
Color Shade: cool cyan (200.57° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 29.22% (better contrasting with white)
Stargazer Color Sample
Stargazer Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #39505c

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Stargazer Color. The Teal Mosaic 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 soft alternative called Winter Shadow (#4f6b79) for more calm effect. Try Distance as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5c4539 is the best complementary color to Stargazer. 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 #39505c complementary color is Kabul, 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 Oxford Blue are #395c56 and #393e5c. Thus found on the left and right of #39505c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Oxford Blue colors as they work well with Stargazer.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Stargazer palette consists of #5c5639 and #5c393e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5c4539). Try Hemlock and Congo Brown colors in combination with #39505c, 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 #39505c 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 Stargazer. Thus Verdigris and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Stargazer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Voodoo, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #39505c 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. Stargazer tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#5c4539) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c3950 and #395c45.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #39505c is made of 25% red, 35% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Stargazer has a hue angle of 200.57°, a saturation of 23.49% and a lightness of 29.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #39505c is made of 13.73% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.92% black ink.

HEX #39505c
RGB Decimal rgb(57,80,92)
RGB Percentage 25%, 35%, 40%
CMYK 13.73, 4.71, 0, 63.92
HSL hsl(200.57,23.49%,29.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(200.57,38.04%,36.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(32.6565,-5.3854,-9.8403)
XYZ xyz(6.4878,7.3799,11.2077)
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