Paris M Color

#312760

Paris M is soft, 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 #ced89f
Complementary Color #565f27
Color Shade: mid blue (250.53° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 26.47% (better contrasting with white)
Paris M Color Sample
Paris M Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #312760

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Paris M Color. The Minsk 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 saturated alternative called Prune Plum (#211640) for more energetic effect. Try Sage Violet as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#565f27 is the best complementary color to Paris M. 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 #312760 complementary color is Woodland, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jacarta are #27395f and #4d275f. Thus found on the left and right of #312760 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rhino and Bossanova colors as they work well with Paris M.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Paris M palette consists of #395f27 and #5f4d27 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#565f27). Try Woodland and Irish Coffee colors in combination with #312760, 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 #312760 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 Paris M. Thus Everglade and Irish Coffee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Paris M contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woodland, Tawny Port, and Plantation split by 90° on the color wheel. #312760 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid 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. Paris M tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#565f27) and two others. The Irish Coffee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Casal – 120° from the complementary Woodland. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5f3027 and #27565f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #312760 is made of 27% red, 21% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Paris M has a hue angle of 250.53°, a saturation of 42.22% and a lightness of 26.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #312760 is made of 18.43% cyan, 22.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.35% black ink.

HEX #312760
RGB Decimal rgb(49,39,96)
RGB Percentage 27%, 21%, 52%
CMYK 18.43, 22.36, 0, 62.35
HSL hsl(250.53,42.22%,26.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(250.53,59.38%,37.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(19.8366,20.9364,-32.5294)
XYZ xyz(4.1035,2.9485,11.4192)
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