Estate Blue 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 | #dcc9a7 |
| Complementary Color | #584523 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218.49° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 24.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Estate Blue Color. The Coastal Surf color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Florida Waters (#2a4983) for more energetic effect. Try High Altar as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#584523 is the best complementary color to Estate Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #233658 complementary color is Irish Coffee, 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 Cloud Burst are #235058 and #2a2358. Thus found on the left and right of #233658 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Dianne and Port Gore colors as they work well with Estate Blue.
The split-complementary Estate Blue palette consists of #505823 and #582a23 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#584523). Try Woodland and Irish Coffee colors in combination with #233658, 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 #233658 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 Estate Blue. Thus Woodland and Wine Berry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Estate Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Irish Coffee, Finn, and Everglade split by 90° on the color wheel. #233658 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. Estate Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#584523) and two others. The Wine Berry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Te Papa Green – 120° from the complementary Irish Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #582335 and #235845.
In a RGB color space, hex #233658 is made of 20% red, 31% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Estate Blue has a hue angle of 218.49°, a saturation of 43.09% and a lightness of 24.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #233658 is made of 20.78% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.49% black ink.
| HEX | #233658 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(35,54,88) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 31%, 50% |
| CMYK | 20.78, 13.33, 0, 65.49 |
| HSL | hsl(218.49,43.09%,24.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218.49,60.23%,34.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.6546,3.9602,-22.8245) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.7738,3.7002,9.7478) |