Orion Blue Color

#3e4f5c

Orion Blue is pale, 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 #c1b0a3
Complementary Color #5b4a3e
Color Shade: cool cyan (206° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 30.2% (better contrasting with white)
Orion Blue Color Sample
Orion Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3e4f5c

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Orion Blue Color. The Anchors Aweigh color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Turbulent Sea (#536a79) for more calm effect. Try Made of Steel as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5b4a3e is the best complementary color to Orion 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 #3e4f5c complementary color is Kabul, 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 Oxford Blue are #3e5b59 and #3e405b. Thus found on the left and right of #3e4f5c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Gun Powder colors as they work well with Orion Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Orion Blue palette consists of #5b593e and #5b3e3f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b4a3e). Try Hemlock and Congo Brown colors in combination with #3e4f5c, 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 #3e4f5c 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 Orion Blue. Thus Tom Thumb and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Orion Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Voodoo, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e4f5c 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. Orion Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#5b4a3e) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5b3e4f and #3e5b4b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3e4f5c is made of 27% red, 34% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Orion Blue has a hue angle of 206°, a saturation of 19.48% and a lightness of 30.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e4f5c is made of 11.77% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.92% black ink.

HEX #3e4f5c
RGB Decimal rgb(62,79,92)
RGB Percentage 27%, 34%, 39%
CMYK 11.77, 5.1, 0, 63.92
HSL hsl(206,19.48%,30.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(206,32.61%,36.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(32.6761,-3.1181,-9.778)
XYZ xyz(6.7144,7.3888,11.1975)
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