Galleon 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 | #c06a40 |
| Complementary Color | #bf693f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (199.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Galleon Blue Color. The Linoleum Blue 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 Scooter (#308ea0) for more energetic effect. Try Santorini as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bf693f is the best complementary color to Galleon 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 #3f95bf 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 #3fbfa9 and #3f54bf. Thus found on the left and right of #3f95bf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puerto Rico and Indigo colors as they work well with Galleon Blue.
The split-complementary Galleon Blue palette consists of #bfa93f and #bf3f55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bf693f). Try Roti and Night Shadz colors in combination with #3f95bf, 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 #3f95bf 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 Galleon Blue. Thus Sushi and Mulberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Galleon Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brown Rust, Amethyst, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #3f95bf 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. Galleon Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#bf693f) and two others. The Mulberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Brown Rust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bf3f94 and #3fbf69.
In a RGB color space, hex #3f95bf is made of 16% red, 37% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Galleon Blue has a hue angle of 199.69°, a saturation of 50.39% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3f95bf is made of 50.19% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #3f95bf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(63,149,191) |
| RGB Percentage | 16%, 37%, 47% |
| CMYK | 50.19, 16.47, 0, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(199.69,50.39%,49.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(199.69,67.02%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.3332,-12.473,-29.3625) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2013,26.3132,53.199) |