Blue Dart Frog Color

#3a7a9b

Blue Dart Frog 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 #c58564
Complementary Color #9b5b39
Color Shade: cool cyan (200.41° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 41.76% (better contrasting with white)
Blue Dart Frog Color Sample
Blue Dart Frog Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3a7a9b

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Dart Frog Color. The Jet Ski color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Berry Blue (#32607a) for more calm effect. Try Opalescent as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9b5b39 is the best complementary color to Blue Dart Frog. 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 #3a7a9b complementary color is Sepia Skin, 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 Astral are #399b8b and #39499b. Thus found on the left and right of #3a7a9b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ocean Green and Chambray colors as they work well with Blue Dart Frog.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blue Dart Frog palette consists of #9b8b39 and #9b3949 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9b5b39). Try Sycamore and Solid Pink colors in combination with #3a7a9b, 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 #3a7a9b 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 Blue Dart Frog. Thus Sushi and Rouge giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blue Dart Frog contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sepia Skin, Vivid Violet, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #3a7a9b 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. Blue Dart Frog tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9b5b39) and two others. The Rouge is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chateau Green – 120° from the complementary Sepia Skin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9b3979 and #399b5b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3a7a9b is made of 17% red, 36% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Dart Frog has a hue angle of 200.41°, a saturation of 45.54% and a lightness of 41.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3a7a9b is made of 38.03% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black ink.

HEX #3a7a9b
RGB Decimal rgb(58,122,155)
RGB Percentage 17%, 36%, 46%
CMYK 38.03, 12.94, 0, 39.22
HSL hsl(200.41,45.54%,41.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(200.41,62.58%,60.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.4925,-10.0796,-23.9003)
XYZ xyz(14.6209,17.1852,33.5568)
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