Sports Blue Color

#399bb4

Sports Blue 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 #c6644b
Complementary Color #b45138
Color Shade: mid cyan (192.2° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 46.47% (better contrasting with white)
Sports Blue Color Sample
Sports Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #399bb4

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sports Blue Color. The Fountain Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Forget-Me-Not Blue (#358094) for more calm effect. Try Shinbashi as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b45138 is the best complementary color to Sports 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 #399bb4 complementary color is Crail, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Boston Blue are #38b48f and #385db4. Thus found on the left and right of #399bb4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Keppel and Azure colors as they work well with Sports Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sports Blue palette consists of #b48f38 and #b4385d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b45138). Try Alpine and Night Shadz colors in combination with #399bb4, 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 #399bb4 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 Sports Blue. Thus Sushi and Medium Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sports Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Crail, Vivid Violet, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #399bb4 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Sports Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b45138) and two others. The Medium Red Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chateau Green – 120° from the complementary Crail. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b4389b and #38b452.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #399bb4 is made of 15% red, 40% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Sports Blue has a hue angle of 192.2°, a saturation of 51.9% and a lightness of 46.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #399bb4 is made of 48.24% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black ink.

HEX #399bb4
RGB Decimal rgb(57,155,180)
RGB Percentage 15%, 40%, 46%
CMYK 48.24, 9.81, 0, 29.41
HSL hsl(192.2,51.9%,46.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(192.2,68.33%,70.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.5328,-20.2285,-21.3149)
XYZ xyz(21.6469,27.6078,47.3679)
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