Sambucus is calm, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #e8e7d4 |
| Complementary Color | #2b2a17 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (237° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 12.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Sambucus Color. The Black Market color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Peacoat (#2b2e43) for more calm effect. Try Sea Going as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2b2a17 is the best complementary color to Sambucus. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #17182b complementary color is Zeus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mirage are #17222b and #20172b. Thus found on the left and right of #17182b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mirage and Revolver colors as they work well with Sambucus.
The split-complementary Sambucus palette consists of #222b17 and #2b2017 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2b2a17). Try Green Kelp and Oil colors in combination with #17182b, 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 #17182b offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sambucus. Thus Green Kelp and Gondola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sambucus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zeus, Gondola, and Celtic split by 90° on the color wheel. #17182b square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sambucus tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#2b2a17) and two others. The Gondola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Timber Green – 120° from the complementary Zeus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2b1717 and #172b2a.
In a RGB color space, hex #17182b is made of 26% red, 27% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Sambucus has a hue angle of 237°, a saturation of 30.3% and a lightness of 12.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #17182b is made of 7.84% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 83.14% black ink.
| HEX | #17182b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(23,24,43) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 27%, 48% |
| CMYK | 7.84, 7.45, 0, 83.14 |
| HSL | hsl(237,30.3%,12.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(237,46.51%,16.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(9.0732,5.5706,-13.0145) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.116,1.0098,2.4216) |