Astro Nautico Color

#5383c3

Astro Nautico 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 #ac7c3c
Complementary Color #c39352
Color Shade: blue cyan (214.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 54.51% (better contrasting with white)
Astro Nautico Color Sample
Astro Nautico Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5383c3

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Astro Nautico Color. The Palace Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Waterline Blue (#436bad) for more calm effect. Try Della Robbia Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c39352 is the best complementary color to Astro Nautico. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5383c3 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 #52bbc3 and #5a52c3. Thus found on the left and right of #5383c3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fountain Blue and Indigo colors as they work well with Astro Nautico.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Astro Nautico palette consists of #bbc352 and #c35a52 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c39352). Try Celery and Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown colors in combination with #5383c3, 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 #5383c3 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 Astro Nautico. Thus Mantis and Mulberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Astro Nautico contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tussock, Fuchsia Pink, and Emerald split by 90° on the color wheel. #5383c3 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. Astro Nautico tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#c39352) 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 #c35282 and #52c393.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5383c3 is made of 20% red, 32% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Astro Nautico has a hue angle of 214.29°, a saturation of 48.28% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5383c3 is made of 43.92% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black ink.

HEX #5383c3
RGB Decimal rgb(83,131,195)
RGB Percentage 20%, 32%, 48%
CMYK 43.92, 25.1, 0, 23.53
HSL hsl(214.29,48.28%,54.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(214.29,57.44%,76.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.0394,2.9174,-38.2754)
XYZ xyz(21.5339,22.0117,54.7435)
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