Yacht Club 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 | #b7a87c |
| Complementary Color | #837348 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (224.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Yacht Club Blue Color. The Beguiling Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blueberry Patch (#627099) for more calm effect. Try Chesty Bond as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#837348 is the best complementary color to Yacht Club 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 #485783 complementary color is Shadow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of East Bay are #487483 and #564883. Thus found on the left and right of #485783 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bismark and Victoria colors as they work well with Yacht Club Blue.
The split-complementary Yacht Club Blue palette consists of #748348 and #835648 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#837348). Try Dingley and Spicy Mix colors in combination with #485783, 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 #485783 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 Yacht Club Blue. Thus Hippie Green and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Yacht Club Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Cannon Pink, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #485783 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, warm 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. Yacht Club Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#837348) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian – 120° from the complementary Shadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #834857 and #488373.
In a RGB color space, hex #485783 is made of 25% red, 30% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Yacht Club Blue has a hue angle of 224.75°, a saturation of 29.06% and a lightness of 39.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #485783 is made of 23.13% cyan, 17.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.63% black ink.
| HEX | #485783 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(72,87,131) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 30%, 45% |
| CMYK | 23.13, 17.25, 0, 48.63 |
| HSL | hsl(224.75,29.06%,39.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(224.75,45.04%,51.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.5407,6.6517,-26.5129) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.1774,9.8328,22.8342) |