National Anthem Color

#3f6f98

National Anthem is calm, 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 #c09067
Complementary Color #98683f
Color Shade: cool cyan (207.64° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 42.16% (better contrasting with white)
National Anthem Color Sample
National Anthem Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3f6f98

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to National Anthem Color. The Overtake 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 Dazzle (#5287b9) for more energetic effect. Try Glimpse of Void as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#98683f is the best complementary color to National Anthem. 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 #3f6f98 complementary color is Cape Palliser, 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 San Marino are #3f9894 and #3f4298. Thus found on the left and right of #3f6f98 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Keppel and Gigas colors as they work well with National Anthem.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary National Anthem palette consists of #98943f and #983f42 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#98683f). Try Sycamore and Tosca colors in combination with #3f6f98, 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 #3f6f98 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 National Anthem. Thus Sushi and Vin Rouge giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of National Anthem contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Palliser, Vivid Violet, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #3f6f98 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. National Anthem tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#98683f) and two others. The Vin Rouge is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chateau Green – 120° from the complementary Cape Palliser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #983f6e and #3f9868.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3f6f98 is made of 19% red, 34% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode National Anthem has a hue angle of 207.64°, a saturation of 41.4% and a lightness of 42.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3f6f98 is made of 34.9% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black ink.

HEX #3f6f98
RGB Decimal rgb(63,111,152)
RGB Percentage 19%, 34%, 47%
CMYK 34.9, 16.08, 0, 40.39
HSL hsl(207.64,41.4%,42.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(207.64,58.55%,59.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.2103,-3.5948,-27.2085)
XYZ xyz(13.4018,14.6926,31.8354)
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