Bank Blue is pale, 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 | #c1b9ad |
| Complementary Color | #51493e |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bank Blue Color. The Intermediate Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called English Channel (#4e6173) for more energetic effect. Try Black Coral as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#51493e is the best complementary color to Bank 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 #3e4652 complementary color is Armadillo, 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 Bright Gray are #3e4f51 and #403e51. Thus found on the left and right of #3e4652 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Spruce and Gun Powder colors as they work well with Bank Blue.
The split-complementary Bank Blue palette consists of #50513e and #51403e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#51493e). Try Kelp and Matterhorn colors in combination with #3e4652, 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 #3e4652 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 Bank Blue. Thus Cabbage Pont and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bank Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Armadillo, Matterhorn, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e4652 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. Bank Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#51493e) and two others. The Matterhorn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Armadillo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #513e45 and #3e514a.
In a RGB color space, hex #3e4652 is made of 29% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Bank Blue has a hue angle of 216°, a saturation of 13.89% and a lightness of 28.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e4652 is made of 7.85% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.84% black ink.
| HEX | #3e4652 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(62,70,82) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 7.85, 4.71, 0, 67.84 |
| HSL | hsl(216,13.89%,28.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216,24.39%,32.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.4469,-0.1834,-8.255) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.6998,6.0136,8.843) |