Shipmate 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 | #855c33 |
| Complementary Color | #cca37a |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shipmate Color. The Stretch of Water color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blueberry Popover (#5488c0) for more energetic effect. Try Charismatic Sky as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cca37a is the best complementary color to Shipmate. 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 #7aa3cc complementary color is Tan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Polo Blue are #7acccc and #7a7acc. Thus found on the left and right of #7aa3cc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monte Carlo and Moody Blue colors as they work well with Shipmate.
The split-complementary Shipmate palette consists of #cccc7a and #cc7a7a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cca37a). Try Wild Willow and Contessa colors in combination with #7aa3cc, 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 #7aa3cc offers a combination of yellow green and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shipmate. Thus Wild Willow and Hopbush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shipmate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tan, Fuchsia Pink, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #7aa3cc square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shipmate tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#cca37a) and two others. The Hopbush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vista Blue – 120° from the complementary Tan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cc7aa3 and #7acca3.
In a RGB color space, hex #7aa3cc is made of 25% red, 33% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Shipmate has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 44.57% and a lightness of 63.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7aa3cc is made of 32.16% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #7aa3cc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(122,163,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 33%, 42% |
| CMYK | 32.16, 16.08, 0, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(210,44.57%,63.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,40.2%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.5078,-3.4106,-25.3601) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0223,34.6916,62.1351) |