Queen Blue 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 | #bc946a |
| Complementary Color | #956d43 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (210.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Queen Blue Color. The Indian Teal color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Blue Vault (#4e83bd) for more energetic effect. Try True Navy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#956d43 is the best complementary color to Queen Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #436b95 complementary color is Cape Palliser, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Kashmir Blue are #439495 and #434395. Thus found on the left and right of #436b95 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wedgewood and Victoria colors as they work well with Queen Blue.
The split-complementary Queen Blue palette consists of #949543 and #954443 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#956d43). Try Sycamore and Copper Rust colors in combination with #436b95, 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 #436b95 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 Queen Blue. Thus Apple and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Queen Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Palliser, Plum, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #436b95 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Queen Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#956d43) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian – 120° from the complementary Cape Palliser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #95436a and #43956d.
In a RGB color space, hex #436b95 is made of 21% red, 33% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Queen Blue has a hue angle of 210.73°, a saturation of 37.96% and a lightness of 42.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #436b95 is made of 32.16% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black ink.
| HEX | #436b95 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(67,107,149) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 33%, 46% |
| CMYK | 32.16, 16.47, 0, 41.57 |
| HSL | hsl(210.73,37.96%,42.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210.73,55.03%,58.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.0583,-1.275,-27.2084) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9972,13.8786,30.4276) |