Navy Peony 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 | #ddc5a1 |
| Complementary Color | #5e4621 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Navy Peony Color. The Overtake color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Blueberry Twist (#24547d) for more energetic effect. Try Mordian Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5e4621 is the best complementary color to Navy Peony. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #223a5e complementary color is Pickled Bean, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cello are #21575e and #27215e. Thus found on the left and right of #223a5e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Dianne and Port Gore colors as they work well with Navy Peony.
The split-complementary Navy Peony palette consists of #585e21 and #5e2721 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e4621). Try Fern Frond and Cocoa Bean colors in combination with #223a5e, 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 #223a5e 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 Navy Peony. Thus Woodland and Wine Berry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Navy Peony contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pickled Bean, Tawny Port, and Green Pea split by 90° on the color wheel. #223a5e square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Navy Peony tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#5e4621) and two others. The Wine Berry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Pea – 120° from the complementary Pickled Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5e2139 and #215e46.
In a RGB color space, hex #223a5e is made of 18% red, 31% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Navy Peony has a hue angle of 216°, a saturation of 46.88% and a lightness of 25.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #223a5e is made of 23.53% cyan, 14.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black ink.
| HEX | #223a5e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(34,58,94) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 31%, 51% |
| CMYK | 23.53, 14.11, 0, 63.14 |
| HSL | hsl(216,46.88%,25.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216,63.83%,36.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.2396,3.2261,-24.2591) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.1931,4.1743,11.1744) |