Elderberry is soft, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #d1ddb6 |
| Complementary Color | #3c4822 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (258.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 20.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Elderberry Color. The Violet Purple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Violet Indigo (#3e285c) for more energetic effect. Try Jakarta Skyline as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3c4822 is the best complementary color to Elderberry. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2e2249 complementary color is Woodland, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Port Gore are #222948 and #412248. Thus found on the left and right of #2e2249 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Port Gore and Bossanova colors as they work well with Elderberry.
The split-complementary Elderberry palette consists of #294822 and #484122 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c4822). Try Mallard and Lisbon Brown colors in combination with #2e2249, 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 #2e2249 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Elderberry. Thus Everglade and Saddle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Elderberry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woodland, Crater Brown, and Te Papa Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #2e2249 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Elderberry tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#3c4822) and two others. The Saddle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Dianne – 120° from the complementary Woodland. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #482d22 and #223c48.
In a RGB color space, hex #2e2249 is made of 30% red, 22% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Elderberry has a hue angle of 258.46°, a saturation of 36.45% and a lightness of 20.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2e2249 is made of 10.59% cyan, 15.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 71.37% black ink.
| HEX | #2e2249 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(46,34,73) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 22%, 48% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 15.3, 0, 71.37 |
| HSL | hsl(258.46,36.45%,20.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(258.46,53.42%,28.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(16.5329,16.0353,-22.3785) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.9013,2.2059,6.5762) |