Royal Curtsy is calm, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #d7d5b5 |
| Complementary Color | #4a4828 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (236.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 22.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Royal Curtsy Color. The Sambucus color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Victory Blue (#3a405a) for more calm effect. Try Chronicle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4a4828 is the best complementary color to Royal Curtsy. 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 #282a4a complementary color is Woodland, 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 Martinique are #283b4a and #36284a. Thus found on the left and right of #282a4a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pickled Bluewood and Martinique colors as they work well with Royal Curtsy.
The split-complementary Royal Curtsy palette consists of #3b4a28 and #4a3728 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a4828). Try Woodland and Saddle colors in combination with #282a4a, 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 #282a4a offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Royal Curtsy. Thus Green Kelp and Cowboy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Royal Curtsy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woodland, Livid Brown, and Plantation split by 90° on the color wheel. #282a4a 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. Royal Curtsy tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#4a4828) and two others. The Cowboy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plantation – 120° from the complementary Woodland. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4a2829 and #284a48.
In a RGB color space, hex #282a4a is made of 26% red, 27% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Royal Curtsy has a hue angle of 236.47°, a saturation of 29.82% and a lightness of 22.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #282a4a is made of 13.33% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.98% black ink.
| HEX | #282a4a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(40,42,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 27%, 47% |
| CMYK | 13.33, 12.55, 0, 70.98 |
| HSL | hsl(236.47,29.82%,22.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(236.47,45.95%,29.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.3714,8.7851,-20.1891) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.9391,2.6015,6.8258) |