Quill Tip Color

#2d3359

Quill Tip 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 #d2cca6
Complementary Color #59532c
Color Shade: cool blue (231.82° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 26.27% (better contrasting with white)
Quill Tip Color Sample
Quill Tip Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2d3359

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Quill Tip Color. The Dress Blues color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Jazz Age Blues (#3b4a6c) for more calm effect. Try Skipper Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#59532c is the best complementary color to Quill Tip. 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 #2d3359 complementary color is Costa Del Sol, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Rhino are #2c4959 and #3c2c59. Thus found on the left and right of #2d3359 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pickled Bluewood and Bossanova colors as they work well with Quill Tip.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Quill Tip palette consists of #49592c and #593c2c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#59532c). Try Woodland and Quincy colors in combination with #2d3359, 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 #2d3359 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 Quill Tip. Thus Killarney and Buccaneer giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Quill Tip contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Costa Del Sol, Finn, and Stromboli split by 90° on the color wheel. #2d3359 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool 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. Quill Tip tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#59532c) and two others. The Buccaneer is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spectra – 120° from the complementary Costa Del Sol. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #592c32 and #2c5953.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2d3359 is made of 24% red, 28% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Quill Tip has a hue angle of 231.82°, a saturation of 32.84% and a lightness of 26.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2d3359 is made of 17.25% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.1% black ink.

HEX #2d3359
RGB Decimal rgb(45,51,89)
RGB Percentage 24%, 28%, 48%
CMYK 17.25, 14.9, 0, 65.1
HSL hsl(231.82,32.84%,26.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(231.82,49.44%,34.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(22.4677,9.1059,-23.7329)
XYZ xyz(4.0692,3.6468,9.9406)
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