Sailor 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 | #bba87f |
| Complementary Color | #806d43 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (221° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sailor Color. The Victory Blue 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 soft alternative called Blue Jacket (#597193) for more calm effect. Try Very Navy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#806d43 is the best complementary color to Sailor. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #445780 complementary color is Yellow Metal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of East Bay are #437580 and #4e4380. Thus found on the left and right of #445780 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bismark and East Bay colors as they work well with Sailor.
The split-complementary Sailor palette consists of #758043 and #804e43 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#806d43). Try Dingley and Spicy Mix colors in combination with #445780, 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 #445780 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 Sailor. Thus Fern Green and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sailor contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Yellow Metal, Cannon Pink, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #445780 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. Sailor tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#806d43) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian – 120° from the complementary Yellow Metal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #804356 and #43806c.
In a RGB color space, hex #445780 is made of 24% red, 31% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Sailor has a hue angle of 221°, a saturation of 30.61% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #445780 is made of 23.53% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black ink.
| HEX | #445780 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(68,87,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 31%, 45% |
| CMYK | 23.53, 16.08, 0, 49.8 |
| HSL | hsl(221,30.61%,38.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(221,46.88%,50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.1218,4.5914,-25.3509) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.6884,9.6038,21.7652) |