Raftsman Color

#3c5f9b

Raftsman 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 #c3a064
Complementary Color #9a773c
Color Shade: blue cyan (217.89° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 42.16% (better contrasting with white)
Raftsman Color Sample
Raftsman Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3c5f9b

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Raftsman Color. The Daring Indigo 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 North Atlantic Breeze (#3676b5) for more energetic effect. Try Viennese Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9a773c is the best complementary color to Raftsman. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3c5f9b complementary color is Cape Palliser, 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 #3c8e9a and #483c9a. Thus found on the left and right of #3c5f9b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Astral and Gigas colors as they work well with Raftsman.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Raftsman palette consists of #8e9a3c and #9a483c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9a773c). Try Sycamore and Sanguine Brown colors in combination with #3c5f9b, 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 #3c5f9b 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 Raftsman. Thus Apple and Vin Rouge giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Raftsman contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Palliser, Plum, and Chateau Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3c5f9b 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. Raftsman tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#9a773c) and two others. The Vin Rouge is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ocean Green – 120° from the complementary Cape Palliser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9a3c5e and #3c9a77.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3c5f9b is made of 19% red, 31% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Raftsman has a hue angle of 217.89°, a saturation of 44.19% and a lightness of 42.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3c5f9b is made of 37.25% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black ink.

HEX #3c5f9b
RGB Decimal rgb(60,95,155)
RGB Percentage 19%, 31%, 50%
CMYK 37.25, 23.53, 0, 39.22
HSL hsl(217.89,44.19%,42.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(217.89,61.29%,60.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.4292,6.7091,-36.5152)
XYZ xyz(11.8721,11.5116,32.6066)
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