Highlighter Blue Color

#3aafdc

Highlighter Blue is calm, 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 #c55023
Complementary Color #dc663a
Color Shade: cool cyan (196.67° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 54.51% (better contrasting with white)
Highlighter Blue Color Sample
Highlighter Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3aafdc

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Highlighter Blue Color. The Holiday Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Porpita Porpita (#2792c3) for more calm effect. Try Boyzone as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#dc663a is the best complementary color to Highlighter Blue. 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 #3aafdc complementary color is Flame Pea, 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 Scooter are #3adcb7 and #3a5ddc. Thus found on the left and right of #3aafdc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turquoise and Royal Blue colors as they work well with Highlighter Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Highlighter Blue palette consists of #dcb73a and #dc3a5e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dc663a). Try Anzac and Cerise Red colors in combination with #3aafdc, 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 #3aafdc 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 Highlighter Blue. Thus Conifer and Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Highlighter Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Flame Pea, Medium Purple, and Atlantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #3aafdc 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. Highlighter Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#dc663a) and two others. The Cerise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shamrock – 120° from the complementary Flame Pea. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dc3aaf and #3adc67.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3aafdc is made of 13% red, 39% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Highlighter Blue has a hue angle of 196.67°, a saturation of 69.83% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3aafdc is made of 63.52% cyan, 17.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #3aafdc
RGB Decimal rgb(58,175,220)
RGB Percentage 13%, 39%, 49%
CMYK 63.52, 17.64, 0, 13.73
HSL hsl(196.67,69.83%,54.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(196.67,73.64%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.0716,-17.6604,-31.993)
XYZ xyz(29.9932,36.7268,73.2183)
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