Harbour Blue is pale, 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 | #be8b6e |
| Complementary Color | #915d41 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Harbour Blue Color. The Blue Spell 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 soft alternative called Express Blue (#395a73) for more calm effect. Try Mountain Lake as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#915d41 is the best complementary color to Harbour 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 #417491 complementary color is Spicy Mix, 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 Wedgewood are #419186 and #414b91. Thus found on the left and right of #417491 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian and Victoria colors as they work well with Harbour Blue.
The split-complementary Harbour Blue palette consists of #918541 and #91414b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#915d41). Try Sycamore and Tosca colors in combination with #417491, 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 #417491 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 Harbour Blue. Thus Sycamore and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Harbour Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spicy Mix, Vivid Violet, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #417491 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. Harbour Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#915d41) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Goblin – 120° from the complementary Spicy Mix. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #914173 and #41915e.
In a RGB color space, hex #417491 is made of 20% red, 36% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Harbour Blue has a hue angle of 201.75°, a saturation of 38.1% and a lightness of 41.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #417491 is made of 31.37% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black ink.
| HEX | #417491 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(65,116,145) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 36%, 44% |
| CMYK | 31.37, 11.37, 0, 43.14 |
| HSL | hsl(201.75,38.1%,41.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.75,55.17%,56.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.5238,-8.3896,-21.0233) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5362,15.6589,29.0971) |