Thunderhawk Blue Color

#417074

Thunderhawk Blue 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 #be8f8b
Complementary Color #744440
Color Shade: mid cyan (184.71° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 35.49% (better contrasting with white)
Thunderhawk Blue Color Sample
Thunderhawk Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #417074

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Thunderhawk Blue Color. The Autumn Night color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Frozen Stream (#30555d) for more energetic effect. Try Oracle as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#744440 is the best complementary color to Thunderhawk Blue. 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 #417074 complementary color is Spicy Mix, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Faded Jade are #40745e and #405674. Thus found on the left and right of #417074 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amazon and Fiord colors as they work well with Thunderhawk Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Thunderhawk Blue palette consists of #745e40 and #744056 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#744440). Try Tobacco Brown and Cosmic colors in combination with #417074, 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 #417074 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 Thunderhawk Blue. Thus Yellow Metal and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Thunderhawk Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spicy Mix, Mulled Wine, and Chalet Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #417074 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Thunderhawk Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#744440) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Spicy Mix. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #744070 and #407444.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #417074 is made of 22% red, 38% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Thunderhawk Blue has a hue angle of 184.71°, a saturation of 28.18% and a lightness of 35.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #417074 is made of 20% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black ink.

HEX #417074
RGB Decimal rgb(65,112,116)
RGB Percentage 22%, 38%, 40%
CMYK 20, 1.57, 0, 54.51
HSL hsl(184.71,28.18%,35.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(184.71,43.97%,45.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.1943,-14.8655,-7.2557)
XYZ xyz(11.1265,13.9731,18.6336)
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