Astronaut Color

#445172

Astronaut is pale, 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 #bbae8d
Complementary Color #726544
Color Shade: blue cyan (223.04° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 35.69% (better contrasting with white)
Astronaut Color Sample
Astronaut Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #445172

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Astronaut Color. The UCLA Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Allegiance (#5a6a8c) for more calm effect. Try Starlit Eve as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#726544 is the best complementary color to Astronaut. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #445172 complementary color is Tobacco Brown, 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 Fiord are #446872 and #4d4472. Thus found on the left and right of #445172 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Bayoux and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Astronaut.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Astronaut palette consists of #687244 and #724e44 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#726544). Try Dingley and Roman Coffee colors in combination with #445172, 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 #445172 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 Astronaut. Thus Fern Green and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Astronaut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tobacco Brown, Cosmic, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #445172 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. Astronaut tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#726544) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Faded Jade – 120° from the complementary Tobacco Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #724450 and #447265.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #445172 is made of 26% red, 31% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Astronaut has a hue angle of 223.04°, a saturation of 25.27% and a lightness of 35.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #445172 is made of 18.04% cyan, 12.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black ink.

HEX #445172
RGB Decimal rgb(68,81,114)
RGB Percentage 26%, 31%, 43%
CMYK 18.04, 12.95, 0, 55.29
HSL hsl(223.04,25.27%,35.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(223.04,40.35%,44.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(34.6583,4.0385,-20.5346)
XYZ xyz(8.3636,8.3287,17.0864)
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