Curious Blue Color

#3d85b8

Curious 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 #c27a47
Complementary Color #b7703d
Color Shade: cool cyan (204.88° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 48.04% (better contrasting with white)
Curious Blue Color Sample
Curious Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3d85b8

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Curious Blue Color. The Nocturne Shade 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 National Anthem (#3f6f98) for more calm effect. Try Lochmara as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b7703d is the best complementary color to Curious 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 #3d85b8 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 #3db7ad and #3d47b7. Thus found on the left and right of #3d85b8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puerto Rico and Governor Bay colors as they work well with Curious Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Curious Blue palette consists of #b7ad3d and #b73d47 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7703d). Try Roti and Crail colors in combination with #3d85b8, 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 #3d85b8 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 Curious Blue. Thus Sushi and Medium Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Curious Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper, Vivid Violet, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #3d85b8 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. Curious Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b7703d) and two others. The Medium Red Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ocean Green – 120° from the complementary Copper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b73d84 and #3db770.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3d85b8 is made of 16% red, 35% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Curious Blue has a hue angle of 204.88°, a saturation of 50.2% and a lightness of 48.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3d85b8 is made of 48.24% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black ink.

HEX #3d85b8
RGB Decimal rgb(61,133,184)
RGB Percentage 16%, 35%, 49%
CMYK 48.24, 20, 0, 27.84
HSL hsl(204.88,50.2%,48.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(204.88,66.85%,72.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.198,-6.0997,-33.3773)
XYZ xyz(18.9637,21.2278,48.4453)
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