King Triton Color

#3c85be

King Triton 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 #c37a41
Complementary Color #be743c
Color Shade: cool cyan (206.31° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 49.02% (better contrasting with white)
King Triton Color Sample
King Triton Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3c85be

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to King Triton Color. The Lochmara color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Wide Sky (#416faf) for more calm effect. Try Coastline Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#be743c is the best complementary color to King Triton. 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 #3c85be complementary color is Copper, 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 Boston Blue are #3cbeb6 and #3c43be. Thus found on the left and right of #3c85be on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puerto Rico and Governor Bay colors as they work well with King Triton.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary King Triton palette consists of #beb53c and #be3c44 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#be743c). Try Earls Green and Mojo colors in combination with #3c85be, 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 #3c85be 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 King Triton. Thus Sushi and Medium Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of King Triton contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper, Amethyst, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #3c85be 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. King Triton tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#be743c) and two others. The Medium Red Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Copper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #be3c85 and #3cbe74.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3c85be is made of 16% red, 35% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode King Triton has a hue angle of 206.31°, a saturation of 52% and a lightness of 49.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3c85be is made of 50.98% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black ink.

HEX #3c85be
RGB Decimal rgb(60,133,190)
RGB Percentage 16%, 35%, 50%
CMYK 50.98, 22.35, 0, 25.49
HSL hsl(206.31,52%,49.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(206.31,68.42%,74.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.4422,-4.1959,-36.4282)
XYZ xyz(19.5453,21.4534,51.826)
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