Navy Blazer is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, mid green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #d7d2c3 |
| Complementary Color | #3c3728 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (225° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 19.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Navy Blazer Color. The Kuroi Black color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blue Rhapsody (#3d4655) for more calm effect. Try Bank Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3c3728 is the best complementary color to Navy Blazer. Warm yellow shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #282d3c complementary color is Birch, 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 Ebony Clay are #28373c and #2d283c. Thus found on the left and right of #282d3c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Outer Space and Steel Gray colors as they work well with Navy Blazer.
The split-complementary Navy Blazer palette consists of #373c28 and #3c2c28 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c3728). Try Rangitoto and Woody Brown colors in combination with #282d3c, 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 #282d3c 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 Navy Blazer. Thus Heavy Metal and Woody Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Navy Blazer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Birch, Thunder, and Heavy Metal split by 90° on the color wheel. #282d3c square combo is a palette of blue cyan, warm magenta, warm yellow 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 Blazer tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#3c3728) and two others. The Woody Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Outer Space – 120° from the complementary Birch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3c282c and #283c37.
In a RGB color space, hex #282d3c is made of 28% red, 31% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Navy Blazer has a hue angle of 225°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 19.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #282d3c is made of 7.84% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 76.47% black ink.
| HEX | #282d3c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(40,45,60) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 31%, 41% |
| CMYK | 7.84, 5.88, 0, 76.47 |
| HSL | hsl(225,20%,19.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(225,33.33%,23.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.6018,2.068,-10.2433) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.6291,2.6541,4.6487) |