Blue Catch Color

#41788a

Blue Catch is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #be8775
Complementary Color #8a5341
Color Shade: mid cyan (194.79° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 39.8% (better contrasting with white)
Blue Catch Color Sample
Blue Catch Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #41788a

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Catch Color. The Deep Marine color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Freedom (#3b5e68) for more calm effect. Try Casal as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8a5341 is the best complementary color to Blue Catch. 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 #41788a 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 cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ming are #418a77 and #41538a. Thus found on the left and right of #41788a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian and East Bay colors as they work well with Blue Catch.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blue Catch palette consists of #8a7741 and #8a4153 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a5341). Try Sycamore and Copper Rust colors in combination with #41788a, 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 #41788a offers a combination of mid yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Catch. Thus Sycamore and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blue Catch contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spicy Mix, Affair, and Fern Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #41788a square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and warm 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. Blue Catch tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#8a5341) 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 #8a4177 and #418a53.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #41788a is made of 20% red, 37% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Catch has a hue angle of 194.79°, a saturation of 35.96% and a lightness of 39.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #41788a is made of 28.63% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black ink.

HEX #41788a
RGB Decimal rgb(65,120,138)
RGB Percentage 20%, 37%, 43%
CMYK 28.63, 7.06, 0, 45.88
HSL hsl(194.79,35.96%,39.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(194.79,52.9%,54.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.4843,-12.8664,-15.4113)
XYZ xyz(13.4839,16.3917,26.498)
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