Antilles Blue 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 | #c4a172 |
| Complementary Color | #8d693b |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Antilles Blue Color. The Space Missions color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Field Blue (#4477aa) for more energetic effect. Try Petrel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8d693b is the best complementary color to Antilles Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3b5e8d complementary color is Potters Clay, 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 Chambray are #3b868d and #413b8d. Thus found on the left and right of #3b5e8d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paradiso and Gigas colors as they work well with Antilles Blue.
The split-complementary Antilles Blue palette consists of #868d3b and #8d413b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d693b). Try Sycamore and Sanguine Brown colors in combination with #3b5e8d, 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 #3b5e8d 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 Antilles Blue. Thus Apple and Vin Rouge giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Antilles Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Potters Clay, Plum, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #3b5e8d 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. Antilles Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#8d693b) and two others. The Vin Rouge is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian – 120° from the complementary Potters Clay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8d3b5e and #3b8d6a.
In a RGB color space, hex #3b5e8d is made of 20% red, 32% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Antilles Blue has a hue angle of 214.39°, a saturation of 41% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3b5e8d is made of 32.15% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #3b5e8d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(59,94,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 32%, 48% |
| CMYK | 32.15, 18.43, 0, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(214.39,41%,39.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.39,58.16%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.3408,2.2406,-29.8242) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.6141,10.8583,26.7357) |