Gentian Blue is deep, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #cedd68 |
| Complementary Color | #879721 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (247.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Gentian Blue Color. The Sapphire Splendour color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Deep Space Rodeo (#332277) for more calm effect. Try Snorlax as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#879721 is the best complementary color to Gentian Blue. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #312297 complementary color is Trendy Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jacksons Purple are #214d97 and #6b2197. Thus found on the left and right of #312297 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matisse and Seance colors as they work well with Gentian Blue.
The split-complementary Gentian Blue palette consists of #4d9721 and #976b21 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#879721). Try Vida Loca and Kumera colors in combination with #312297, 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 #312297 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gentian Blue. Thus Forest Green and Prairie Sand giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gentian Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Trendy Green, Disco, and Eucalyptus split by 90° on the color wheel. #312297 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gentian Blue tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#879721) and two others. The Prairie Sand is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jelly Bean – 120° from the complementary Trendy Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #973121 and #218797.
In a RGB color space, hex #312297 is made of 21% red, 15% green and 65% blue. In a HSL mode Gentian Blue has a hue angle of 247.69°, a saturation of 63.24% and a lightness of 36.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #312297 is made of 40% cyan, 45.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black ink.
| HEX | #312297 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(49,34,151) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 15%, 65% |
| CMYK | 40, 45.89, 0, 40.78 |
| HSL | hsl(247.69,63.24%,36.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(247.69,77.48%,59.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.7749,42.2939,-61.0781) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.4246,4.0314,29.665) |