Blue Venus is pale, 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 | #c6837f |
| Complementary Color | #803d38 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (183.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Venus Color. The Strong Sage color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Smock Blue (#3b646c) for more calm effect. Try Alliance as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#803d38 is the best complementary color to Blue Venus. 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 #397c80 complementary color is Lotus, 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 Ming are #388060 and #385880. Thus found on the left and right of #397c80 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amazon and Chambray colors as they work well with Blue Venus.
The split-complementary Blue Venus palette consists of #806038 and #803858 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#803d38). Try Potters Clay and Cosmic colors in combination with #397c80, 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 #397c80 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 Blue Venus. Thus Pesto and Plum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Venus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lotus, Eminence, and Fern Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #397c80 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. Blue Venus tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#803d38) and two others. The Plum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Goblin – 120° from the complementary Lotus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80387b and #38803d.
In a RGB color space, hex #397c80 is made of 18% red, 40% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Venus has a hue angle of 183.38°, a saturation of 38.38% and a lightness of 36.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #397c80 is made of 27.85% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black ink.
| HEX | #397c80 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(57,124,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 40%, 41% |
| CMYK | 27.85, 1.57, 0, 49.8 |
| HSL | hsl(183.38,38.38%,36.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(183.38,55.47%,50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.0625,-19.9022,-8.6571) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7913,16.8437,22.9991) |