Star Spangled is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #c5a886 |
| Complementary Color | #795b39 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Star Spangled Color. The National Anthem color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Big Sur Blue Jade (#3f6e8e) for more energetic effect. Try Kashmir Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#795b39 is the best complementary color to Star Spangled. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3a5779 complementary color is Yellow Metal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of East Bay are #397679 and #3c3979. Thus found on the left and right of #3a5779 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oracle and East Bay colors as they work well with Star Spangled.
The split-complementary Star Spangled palette consists of #767939 and #793c39 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#795b39). Try Yellow Metal and Lotus colors in combination with #3a5779, 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 #3a5779 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 Star Spangled. Thus Chalet Green and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Star Spangled contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Yellow Metal, Cosmic, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #3a5779 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Star Spangled tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#795b39) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amazon – 120° from the complementary Yellow Metal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #793957 and #39795b.
In a RGB color space, hex #3a5779 is made of 22% red, 33% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Star Spangled has a hue angle of 212.38°, a saturation of 35.2% and a lightness of 35.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3a5779 is made of 24.7% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black ink.
| HEX | #3a5779 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(58,87,121) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 33%, 45% |
| CMYK | 24.7, 13.33, 0, 52.55 |
| HSL | hsl(212.38,35.2%,35.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.38,52.07%,47.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.1693,-0.3608,-22.5774) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.6043,9.0964,19.3914) |