Black Forest Blue Color

#29485a

Black Forest Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #d6b7a5
Complementary Color #5a3a28
Color Shade: cool cyan (202.04° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 25.69% (better contrasting with white)
Black Forest Blue Color Sample
Black Forest Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #29485a

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Forest Blue Color. The Atlantis color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Celeste Blue (#406374) for more calm effect. Try Blueprint as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5a3a28 is the best complementary color to Black Forest Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #29485a complementary color is Quincy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Rhino are #285a53 and #282f5a. Thus found on the left and right of #29485a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Plantation and Rhino colors as they work well with Black Forest Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Black Forest Blue palette consists of #5a5328 and #5a282f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a3a28). Try Costa Del Sol and Buccaneer colors in combination with #29485a, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #29485a offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Black Forest Blue. Thus Woodland and Finn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Black Forest Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quincy, Bossanova, and Woodland split by 90° on the color wheel. #29485a square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Black Forest Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#5a3a28) and two others. The Finn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plantation – 120° from the complementary Quincy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a2847 and #285a3b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #29485a is made of 20% red, 35% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Black Forest Blue has a hue angle of 202.04°, a saturation of 37.4% and a lightness of 25.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #29485a is made of 19.21% cyan, 7.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black ink.

HEX #29485a
RGB Decimal rgb(41,72,90)
RGB Percentage 20%, 35%, 44%
CMYK 19.21, 7.05, 0, 64.71
HSL hsl(202.04,37.4%,25.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(202.04,54.44%,35.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(29.0163,-5.7282,-14.1975)
XYZ xyz(5.0773,5.8443,10.5333)
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