Magic 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 | #c17455 |
| Complementary Color | #aa5d3e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 45.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Magic Blue Color. The Fischer Blue 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 saturated alternative called Glacier Green (#3e9eac) for more energetic effect. Try Calypso as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#aa5d3e is the best complementary color to Magic 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 #3e8baa complementary color is Brown Rust, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #3eaa93 and #3e54aa. Thus found on the left and right of #3e8baa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Keppel and San Marino colors as they work well with Magic Blue.
The split-complementary Magic Blue palette consists of #aa933e and #aa3e54 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aa5d3e). Try Sycamore and Hippie Pink colors in combination with #3e8baa, 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 #3e8baa 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 Magic Blue. Thus Sushi and Rouge giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Magic Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brown Rust, Vivid Violet, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e8baa square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Magic Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#aa5d3e) and two others. The Rouge is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chateau Green – 120° from the complementary Brown Rust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa3e8a and #3eaa5d.
In a RGB color space, hex #3e8baa is made of 17% red, 37% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Magic Blue has a hue angle of 197.22°, a saturation of 46.55% and a lightness of 45.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e8baa is made of 42.36% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #3e8baa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(62,139,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 17%, 37%, 46% |
| CMYK | 42.36, 12.16, 0, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(197.22,46.55%,45.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.22,63.53%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.4401,-13.9859,-23.4181) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4749,22.3917,41.3785) |