Sceptre Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #cacabd |
| Complementary Color | #424234 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Sceptre Blue Color. The Blue Suede Shoes color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Wrought Iron Gate (#474749) for more calm effect. Try Darkshore as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#424234 is the best complementary color to Sceptre Blue. 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 #353542 complementary color is Kelp, 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 Tuna are #343b42 and #3b3442. Thus found on the left and right of #353542 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Outer Space and Ship Gray colors as they work well with Sceptre Blue.
The split-complementary Sceptre Blue palette consists of #3b4234 and #423b34 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#424234). Try Cabbage Pont and Armadillo colors in combination with #353542, 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 #353542 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sceptre Blue. Thus Lunar Green and Woody Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sceptre Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kelp, Matterhorn, and Cape Cod split by 90° on the color wheel. #353542 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. Sceptre Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#424234) and two others. The Woody Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Outer Space – 120° from the complementary Kelp. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #423434 and #344242.
In a RGB color space, hex #353542 is made of 31% red, 31% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Sceptre Blue has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 10.92% and a lightness of 23.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #353542 is made of 5.1% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.12% black ink.
| HEX | #353542 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(53,53,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 31%, 38% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 5.1, 0, 74.12 |
| HSL | hsl(240,10.92%,23.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,19.7%,25.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.6414,3.2745,-8.069) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.7247,3.6964,5.6714) |