Bastille Color

#2c2c32

Bastille is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, green cyan or mid red

Inverse Color #d3d3cd
Complementary Color #32322c
Color Shade: cool blue (240° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 18.43% (better contrasting with white)
Bastille Color Sample
Bastille Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2c2c32

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Bastille Color. The Midnight Serenade color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Night Grey (#45444d) for more calm effect. Try Blueberry Tart as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#32322c is the best complementary color to Bastille. 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 #2c2c32 complementary color is Tuatara, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shark are #2c2f32 and #2f2c32. Thus found on the left and right of #2c2c32 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shark and Baltic Sea colors as they work well with Bastille.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bastille palette consists of #2f322c and #322f2c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#32322c). Try Heavy Metal and Dune colors in combination with #2c2c32, 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 #2c2c32 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bastille. Thus Heavy Metal and Mine Shaft giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bastille contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tuatara, Thunder, and Cape Cod split by 90° on the color wheel. #2c2c32 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and green cyan 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. Bastille tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#32322c) and two others. The Mine Shaft is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Outer Space – 120° from the complementary Tuatara. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #322c2c and #2c3232.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2c2c32 is made of 32% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Bastille has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 6.38% and a lightness of 18.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2c2c32 is made of 2.36% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 80.39% black ink.

HEX #2c2c32
RGB Decimal rgb(44,44,50)
RGB Percentage 32%, 32%, 36%
CMYK 2.36, 2.36, 0, 80.39
HSL hsl(240,6.38%,18.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(240,12%,19.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(18.2195,1.4987,-3.8606)
XYZ xyz(2.5151,2.5671,3.3806)
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