Captains Blue Color

#557088

Captains Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #aa8f77
Complementary Color #886d55
Color Shade: cool cyan (208.24° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 43.33% (better contrasting with white)
Captains Blue Color Sample
Captains Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #557088

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Captains Blue Color. The Apollo Bay color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called South Pacific (#698694) for more calm effect. Try Safe Haven as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#886d55 is the best complementary color to Captains Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #557088 complementary color is Shadow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Smalt Blue are #558886 and #555688. Thus found on the left and right of #557088 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt Blue and Waikawa Gray colors as they work well with Captains Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Captains Blue palette consists of #888655 and #885556 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#886d55). Try Clay Creek and Au Chico colors in combination with #557088, 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 #557088 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Captains Blue. Thus Highland and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Captains Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Trendy Pink, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #557088 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Captains Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#886d55) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Shadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #88556f and #55886d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #557088 is made of 26% red, 34% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Captains Blue has a hue angle of 208.24°, a saturation of 23.08% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #557088 is made of 20% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black ink.

HEX #557088
RGB Decimal rgb(85,112,136)
RGB Percentage 26%, 34%, 41%
CMYK 20, 9.41, 0, 46.67
HSL hsl(208.24,23.08%,43.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(208.24,37.5%,53.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.0386,-3.4475,-16.3293)
XYZ xyz(13.9844,15.2972,25.5082)
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