Gentian Flower is vivid, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #c90 |
| Complementary Color | #ffcc32 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (225° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gentian Flower Color. The Bolt from the Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lightish Blue (#3d7afd) for more calm effect. Try Clear Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ffcc32 is the best complementary color to Gentian Flower. Warm yellow shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #36f complementary color is Sunglow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #32ccff and #6632ff. Thus found on the left and right of #36f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dodger Blue and Electric Violet colors as they work well with Gentian Flower.
The split-complementary Gentian Flower palette consists of #ccff32 and #ff6532 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ffcc32). Try Green Yellow and Outrageous Orange colors in combination with #36f, 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 #36f 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 Gentian Flower. Thus Bright Green and Radical Red giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gentian Flower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sunglow, Razzle Dazzle Rose, and Screamin' Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #36f square combo is a palette of blue cyan, 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. Gentian Flower tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#ffcc32) and two others. The Radical Red is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bright Turquoise – 120° from the complementary Sunglow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ff3265 and #32ffcc.
In a RGB color space, hex #3366ff is made of 13% red, 25% green and 63% blue. In a HSL mode Gentian Flower has a hue angle of 225°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3366ff is made of 80% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #3366ff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(51,102,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 13%, 25%, 63% |
| CMYK | 80, 60, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(225,100%,60%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(225,80%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.7931,37.4787,-80.53) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1666,17.4265,96.6977) |