Lambent Lagoon Color

#3b5b92

Lambent Lagoon is calm, 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 #c4a46d
Complementary Color #92713b
Color Shade: blue cyan (217.93° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 40.2% (better contrasting with white)
Lambent Lagoon Color Sample
Lambent Lagoon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3b5b92

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lambent Lagoon Color. The Flat Blue 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 soft alternative called Secrecy (#50759e) for more calm effect. Try Decoration Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#92713b is the best complementary color to Lambent Lagoon. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3b5b92 complementary color is Potters Clay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Chambray are #3b8692 and #463b92. Thus found on the left and right of #3b5b92 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paradiso and Gigas colors as they work well with Lambent Lagoon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lambent Lagoon palette consists of #86923b and #92463b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#92713b). Try Sycamore and Sanguine Brown colors in combination with #3b5b92, 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 #3b5b92 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 Lambent Lagoon. Thus Apple and Vin Rouge giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lambent Lagoon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Potters Clay, Plum, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #3b5b92 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Lambent Lagoon tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#92713b) and two others. The Vin Rouge is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ocean Green – 120° from the complementary Potters Clay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #923b5a and #3b9272.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3b5b92 is made of 20% red, 31% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Lambent Lagoon has a hue angle of 217.93°, a saturation of 42.44% and a lightness of 40.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3b5b92 is made of 34.11% cyan, 21.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black ink.

HEX #3b5b92
RGB Decimal rgb(59,91,146)
RGB Percentage 20%, 31%, 49%
CMYK 34.11, 21.56, 0, 42.75
HSL hsl(217.93,42.44%,40.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(217.93,59.59%,57.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.7032,5.8852,-33.8479)
XYZ xyz(10.733,10.4873,28.6527)
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