Yacht Blue Color

#679bb3

Yacht 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 #98644c
Complementary Color #b37f67
Color Shade: cool cyan (198.95° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 55.29% (better contrasting with white)
Yacht Blue Color Sample
Yacht Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #679bb3

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Yacht Blue Color. The Sand Shark color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ebbtide (#84b4be) for more calm effect. Try Greyish Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b37f67 is the best complementary color to Yacht 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 #679bb3 complementary color is Teak, 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 Hippie Blue are #67b3a5 and #6774b3. Thus found on the left and right of #679bb3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tradewind and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Yacht Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Yacht Blue palette consists of #b3a567 and #b36774 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b37f67). Try Gimblet and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #679bb3, 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 #679bb3 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 Yacht Blue. Thus Olivine and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Yacht Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Teak, Wisteria, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #679bb3 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. Yacht Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b37f67) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Teak. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3679a and #67b37f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #679bb3 is made of 24% red, 35% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Yacht Blue has a hue angle of 198.95°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 55.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #679bb3 is made of 29.81% cyan, 9.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #679bb3
RGB Decimal rgb(103,155,179)
RGB Percentage 24%, 35%, 41%
CMYK 29.81, 9.42, 0, 29.8
HSL hsl(198.95,33.33%,55.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(198.95,42.46%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.2909,-10.8741,-17.9074)
XYZ xyz(25.4515,29.5809,47.0161)
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