Candied Blueberry Color

#331166

Candied Blueberry is deep, 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 #ce9
Complementary Color #446610
Color Shade: warm blue (264° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 23.33% (better contrasting with white)
Candied Blueberry Color Sample
Candied Blueberry Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #331166

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Candied Blueberry Color. The Pixie Powder color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Grim Purple (#441188) for more energetic effect. Try Violet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#446610 is the best complementary color to Candied Blueberry. 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 #316 complementary color is Green Leaf, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #101966 and #5d1066. Thus found on the left and right of #316 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Koamaru and Scarlet Gum colors as they work well with Candied Blueberry.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Candied Blueberry palette consists of #196610 and #665d10 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#446610). Try Green House and Olivetone colors in combination with #316, 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 #316 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 Candied Blueberry. Thus Jewel and Hairy Heath giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Candied Blueberry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Leaf, Dark Tan, and Eden split by 90° on the color wheel. #316 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm 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. Candied Blueberry tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#446610) and two others. The Hairy Heath is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chathams Blue – 120° from the complementary Green Leaf. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #663210 and #104466.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #331166 is made of 30% red, 10% green and 60% blue. In a HSL mode Candied Blueberry has a hue angle of 264°, a saturation of 71.43% and a lightness of 23.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #331166 is made of 20% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black ink.

HEX #331166
RGB Decimal rgb(51,17,102)
RGB Percentage 30%, 10%, 60%
CMYK 20, 33.33, 0, 60
HSL hsl(264,71.43%,23.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(264,83.33%,40%)
CIE-LAB lab(15.8197,36.2401,-43.0105)
XYZ xyz(3.964,2.064,12.7598)
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