Newport Indigo 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 | #cec293 |
| Complementary Color | #6c6031 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (227.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Newport Indigo Color. The Deep Azure color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Chinese Blue (#365194) for more energetic effect. Try Yacht Club Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6c6031 is the best complementary color to Newport Indigo. 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 #313d6c complementary color is Yellow Metal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #315a6c and #42316c. Thus found on the left and right of #313d6c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Casal and Jacarta colors as they work well with Newport Indigo.
The split-complementary Newport Indigo palette consists of #5a6c31 and #6c4231 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c6031). Try Costa Del Sol and Spice colors in combination with #313d6c, 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 #313d6c 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 Newport Indigo. Thus Chalet Green and Buccaneer giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Newport Indigo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Yellow Metal, Finn, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #313d6c square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm 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. Newport Indigo tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#6c6031) and two others. The Buccaneer is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Casal – 120° from the complementary Yellow Metal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c313c and #316c60.
In a RGB color space, hex #313d6c is made of 22% red, 28% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Newport Indigo has a hue angle of 227.8°, a saturation of 37.58% and a lightness of 30.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #313d6c is made of 23.13% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black ink.
| HEX | #313d6c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(49,61,108) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 28%, 50% |
| CMYK | 23.13, 18.43, 0, 57.65 |
| HSL | hsl(227.8,37.58%,30.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(227.8,54.63%,42.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.9422,9.951,-28.9543) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.6421,5.0732,14.8692) |