Functional 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 | #c09f79 |
| Complementary Color | #86653f |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Functional Blue Color. The Sleep color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Spelunking (#35465e) for more calm effect. Try Bona Fide as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#86653f is the best complementary color to Functional 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 #3f6086 complementary color is Spicy Mix, 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 #3f8386 and #413f86. Thus found on the left and right of #3f6086 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ming and East Bay colors as they work well with Functional Blue.
The split-complementary Functional Blue palette consists of #83863f and #86413f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#86653f). Try Sycamore and Lotus colors in combination with #3f6086, 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 #3f6086 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 Functional Blue. Thus Fern Green and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Functional Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spicy Mix, Cannon Pink, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #3f6086 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. Functional Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#86653f) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian – 120° from the complementary Spicy Mix. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #863f5f and #3f8665.
In a RGB color space, hex #3f6086 is made of 22% red, 33% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Functional Blue has a hue angle of 212.11°, a saturation of 36.04% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3f6086 is made of 27.84% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black ink.
| HEX | #3f6086 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(63,96,134) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 33%, 46% |
| CMYK | 27.84, 14.9, 0, 47.45 |
| HSL | hsl(212.11,36.04%,38.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.11,52.99%,52.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.8215,-0.4243,-24.8201) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5358,11.1437,24.1499) |