Marina Color

#4f84c4

Marina 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 #b07b3b
Complementary Color #c38f4f
Color Shade: blue cyan (212.82° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 53.92% (better contrasting with white)
Marina Color Sample
Marina Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4f84c4

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Marina Color. The Azraq 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 Cottage Blue (#789ec5) for more calm effect. Try Waterline Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c38f4f is the best complementary color to Marina. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4f84c4 complementary color is Tussock, 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 Indigo are #4fbec3 and #544fc3. Thus found on the left and right of #4f84c4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fountain Blue and Indigo colors as they work well with Marina.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Marina palette consists of #bec34f and #c3544f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c38f4f). Try Celery and Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown colors in combination with #4f84c4, 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 #4f84c4 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 Marina. Thus Mantis and Mulberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Marina contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tussock, Fuchsia Pink, and Emerald split by 90° on the color wheel. #4f84c4 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. Marina tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#c38f4f) and two others. The Mulberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Tussock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c34f83 and #4fc38e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4f84c4 is made of 19% red, 32% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Marina has a hue angle of 212.82°, a saturation of 49.79% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4f84c4 is made of 45.88% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black ink.

HEX #4f84c4
RGB Decimal rgb(79,132,196)
RGB Percentage 19%, 32%, 48%
CMYK 45.88, 25.1, 0, 23.14
HSL hsl(212.82,49.79%,53.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(212.82,59.69%,76.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.1861,1.8392,-38.6269)
XYZ xyz(21.4395,22.1503,55.37)
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