Pelorous is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #c15440 |
| Complementary Color | #bf523e |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (189.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pelorous Color. The Blue Radiance color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sea Serpent (#4bc7cf) for more energetic effect. Try Hush-A-Bye as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bf523e is the best complementary color to Pelorous. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3eabbf complementary color is Crail, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pelorous are #3ebf92 and #3e6abf. Thus found on the left and right of #3eabbf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puerto Rico and Indigo colors as they work well with Pelorous.
The split-complementary Pelorous palette consists of #bf923e and #bf3e6a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bf523e). Try Tussock and Blush colors in combination with #3eabbf, 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 #3eabbf offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pelorous. Thus Earls Green and Mulberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pelorous contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Crail, Fuchsia Blue, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #3eabbf square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pelorous tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#bf523e) and two others. The Mulberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chateau Green – 120° from the complementary Crail. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bf3eaa and #3ebf52.
In a RGB color space, hex #3eabbf is made of 15% red, 40% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Pelorous has a hue angle of 189.3°, a saturation of 50.99% and a lightness of 49.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3eabbf is made of 50.59% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #3eabbf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(62,171,191) |
| RGB Percentage | 15%, 40%, 45% |
| CMYK | 50.59, 7.84, 0, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(189.3,50.99%,49.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(189.3,67.54%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.8923,-24.2924,-19.2963) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9535,33.9115,54.4679) |