Naval 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 | #be8d60 |
| Complementary Color | #9f6d41 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 43.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Naval Color. The Alpha Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Underwater Moonlight (#4488aa) for more energetic effect. Try Jay Bird as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9f6d41 is the best complementary color to Naval. 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 #41729f 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 #419f9d and #41429f. Thus found on the left and right of #41729f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Keppel and Gigas colors as they work well with Naval.
The split-complementary Naval palette consists of #9f9c41 and #9f4143 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9f6d41). Try Sycamore and Apple Blossom colors in combination with #41729f, 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 #41729f 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 Naval. Thus Sushi and Rouge giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Naval contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Palliser, Vivid Violet, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #41729f 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. Naval tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9f6d41) 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 #9f4171 and #419f6d.
In a RGB color space, hex #41729f is made of 19% red, 34% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Naval has a hue angle of 208.72°, a saturation of 41.96% and a lightness of 43.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #41729f is made of 36.86% cyan, 17.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #41729f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(65,114,159) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 34%, 47% |
| CMYK | 36.86, 17.64, 0, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(208.72,41.96%,43.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.72,59.12%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.5274,-2.6244,-29.2788) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4553,15.6616,35.062) |