Mariner Color

#42639f

Mariner is calm, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #bd9c60
Complementary Color #9f7e41
Color Shade: blue cyan (218.71° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 44.12% (better contrasting with white)
Mariner Color Sample
Mariner Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #42639f

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mariner Color. The Truth color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Into the Blue (#4f7ba7) for more calm effect. Try Deck Crew as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9f7e41 is the best complementary color to Mariner. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #42639f complementary color is Cape Palliser, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of San Marino are #41919f and #4f419f. Thus found on the left and right of #42639f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Steel Blue and Gigas colors as they work well with Mariner.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mariner palette consists of #919f41 and #9f4f41 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9f7e41). Try Sycamore and Sepia Skin colors in combination with #42639f, 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 #42639f offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mariner. Thus Apple and Vin Rouge giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mariner contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Palliser, Rouge, and Chateau Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #42639f square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Mariner tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#9f7e41) and two others. The Vin 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 #9f4162 and #419f7e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #42639f is made of 20% red, 31% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Mariner has a hue angle of 218.71°, a saturation of 41.33% and a lightness of 44.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #42639f is made of 36.47% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black ink.

HEX #42639f
RGB Decimal rgb(66,99,159)
RGB Percentage 20%, 31%, 49%
CMYK 36.47, 23.53, 0, 37.65
HSL hsl(218.71,41.33%,44.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(218.71,58.49%,62.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(42.1314,6.8283,-36.1832)
XYZ xyz(12.9666,12.5851,34.5466)
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