Wild Iris is calm, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #d0d0b5 |
| Complementary Color | #4a4a2f |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Wild Iris Color. The Gloomy Blue 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 saturated alternative called American Blue (#3b3b6d) for more energetic effect. Try Pale Blackish Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4a4a2f is the best complementary color to Wild Iris. 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 #2f2f4a complementary color is Kelp, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Martinique are #2f3c4a and #3c2f4a. Thus found on the left and right of #2f2f4a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oxford Blue and Martinique colors as they work well with Wild Iris.
The split-complementary Wild Iris palette consists of #3c4a2f and #4a3c2f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a4a2f). Try Kelp and Mondo colors in combination with #2f2f4a, 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 #2f2f4a 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 Wild Iris. Thus Tom Thumb and Woody Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wild Iris contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kelp, Woody Brown, and Mineral Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #2f2f4a square combo is a palette of cool blue, red magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wild Iris tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#4a4a2f) and two others. The Woody Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Limed Spruce – 120° from the complementary Kelp. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4a2f2f and #2f4a4a.
In a RGB color space, hex #2f2f4a is made of 28% red, 28% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Wild Iris has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 22.31% and a lightness of 23.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2f2f4a is made of 10.59% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.98% black ink.
| HEX | #2f2f4a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(47,47,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 28%, 44% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 10.59, 0, 70.98 |
| HSL | hsl(240,22.31%,23.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,36.49%,29.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.5641,7.543,-16.7052) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.4248,3.1318,6.9026) |