Deep Azure 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 | #c1aa7f |
| Complementary Color | #80693e |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (219.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Azure Color. The Waterline Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called San Marino (#456cac) for more energetic effect. Try Chesty Bond as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#80693e is the best complementary color to Deep Azure. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3e5580 complementary color is Yellow Metal, 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 East Bay are #3e7580 and #483e80. Thus found on the left and right of #3e5580 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oracle and Victoria colors as they work well with Deep Azure.
The split-complementary Deep Azure palette consists of #75803e and #80483e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#80693e). Try Pesto and Ironstone colors in combination with #3e5580, 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 #3e5580 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 Deep Azure. Thus Fern Green and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Azure contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Yellow Metal, Cannon Pink, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e5580 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. Deep Azure tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#80693e) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian – 120° from the complementary Yellow Metal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #803e54 and #3e8069.
In a RGB color space, hex #3e5580 is made of 23% red, 31% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Azure has a hue angle of 219.09°, a saturation of 34.74% and a lightness of 37.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e5580 is made of 25.89% cyan, 16.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black ink.
| HEX | #3e5580 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(62,85,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 31%, 47% |
| CMYK | 25.89, 16.87, 0, 49.8 |
| HSL | hsl(219.09,34.74%,37.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(219.09,51.56%,50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.1372,4.2711,-26.9198) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.1314,9.0796,21.6933) |