Decoration Blue 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 | #c08b5c |
| Complementary Color | #a36d3f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Decoration Blue Color. The Matisse color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dead Lake (#2e5a88) for more energetic effect. Try Anchor Point as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a36d3f is the best complementary color to Decoration 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 #3f74a3 complementary color is Cape Palliser, 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 San Marino are #3fa39f and #3f42a3. Thus found on the left and right of #3f74a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Keppel and Gigas colors as they work well with Decoration Blue.
The split-complementary Decoration Blue palette consists of #a39f3f and #a33f42 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a36d3f). Try Sycamore and Apple Blossom colors in combination with #3f74a3, 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 #3f74a3 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 Decoration Blue. Thus Sushi and Rouge giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Decoration Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Palliser, Vivid Violet, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #3f74a3 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. Decoration Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a36d3f) and two others. The Rouge is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ocean Green – 120° from the complementary Cape Palliser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a33f74 and #3fa36d.
In a RGB color space, hex #3f74a3 is made of 18% red, 34% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Decoration Blue has a hue angle of 208.2°, a saturation of 44.25% and a lightness of 44.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3f74a3 is made of 39.21% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black ink.
| HEX | #3f74a3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(63,116,163) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 34%, 48% |
| CMYK | 39.21, 18.43, 0, 36.08 |
| HSL | hsl(208.2,44.25%,44.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.2,61.35%,63.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.2252,-2.8859,-30.5437) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9061,16.1919,36.99) |