Japanese Indigo is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #d9bcb7 |
| Complementary Color | #482b26 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (188.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 21.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Japanese Indigo Color. The Sea Challenge color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Petro Blue (#2f5961) for more energetic effect. Try Autumn Night as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#482b26 is the best complementary color to Japanese Indigo. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #264348 complementary color is Crater Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Plantation are #26483c and #263148. Thus found on the left and right of #264348 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Plantation and Pickled Bluewood colors as they work well with Japanese Indigo.
The split-complementary Japanese Indigo palette consists of #483c26 and #482631 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#482b26). Try Lisbon Brown and Livid Brown colors in combination with #264348, 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 #264348 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Japanese Indigo. Thus Woodland and Livid Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Japanese Indigo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Crater Brown, Bossanova, and Green Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #264348 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Japanese Indigo tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#482b26) and two others. The Livid Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Everglade – 120° from the complementary Crater Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #482642 and #26482b.
In a RGB color space, hex #264348 is made of 21% red, 38% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Japanese Indigo has a hue angle of 188.82°, a saturation of 30.91% and a lightness of 21.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #264348 is made of 13.34% cyan, 1.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 71.76% black ink.
| HEX | #264348 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(38,67,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 38%, 41% |
| CMYK | 13.34, 1.97, 0, 71.76 |
| HSL | hsl(188.82,30.91%,21.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(188.82,47.22%,28.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.4314,-9.3219,-6.4483) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.9762,4.8943,6.866) |