Willow Blue is pale, 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 | #d6c9b7 |
| Complementary Color | #483b28 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 22.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Willow Blue Color. The Midnight Haze 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 Sovereignty (#304e63) for more energetic effect. Try Midnight Mosaic as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#483b28 is the best complementary color to Willow 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 #293648 complementary color is Lisbon Brown, 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 Pickled Bluewood are #284548 and #2b2848. Thus found on the left and right of #293648 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Plantation and Martinique colors as they work well with Willow Blue.
The split-complementary Willow Blue palette consists of #454828 and #482b28 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#483b28). Try Woodland and Crater Brown colors in combination with #293648, 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 #293648 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 Willow Blue. Thus Green Kelp and Livid Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Willow Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lisbon Brown, Livid Brown, and Green Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #293648 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. Willow Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#483b28) and two others. The Livid Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plantation – 120° from the complementary Lisbon Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #482835 and #28483b.
In a RGB color space, hex #293648 is made of 25% red, 32% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Willow Blue has a hue angle of 214.84°, a saturation of 27.43% and a lightness of 22.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #293648 is made of 12.16% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 71.76% black ink.
| HEX | #293648 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(41,54,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 32%, 43% |
| CMYK | 12.16, 7.06, 0, 71.76 |
| HSL | hsl(214.84,27.43%,22.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.84,43.06%,28.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.2229,0.0466,-12.8293) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.4033,3.5776,6.6421) |