Mood Indigo is pale, 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 | #cac5b3 |
| Complementary Color | #4b4635 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (226.96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Mood Indigo Color. The Wooed 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 saturated alternative called East Bay (#47526e) for more energetic effect. Try Shark as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4b4635 is the best complementary color to Mood 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 #353a4c complementary color is Taupe, 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 Bright Gray are #35454b and #3b354b. Thus found on the left and right of #353a4c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Spruce and Martinique colors as they work well with Mood Indigo.
The split-complementary Mood Indigo palette consists of #454b35 and #4b3b35 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b4635). Try Kelp and Rock colors in combination with #353a4c, 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 #353a4c 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 Mood Indigo. Thus Cabbage Pont and Woody Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mood Indigo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Taupe, Matterhorn, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #353a4c 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. Mood Indigo tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#4b4635) and two others. The Woody Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Taupe. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b3539 and #354b46.
In a RGB color space, hex #353a4c is made of 28% red, 31% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Mood Indigo has a hue angle of 226.96°, a saturation of 17.83% and a lightness of 25.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #353a4c is made of 9.02% cyan, 7.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.2% black ink.
| HEX | #353a4c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(53,58,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 31%, 41% |
| CMYK | 9.02, 7.05, 0, 70.2 |
| HSL | hsl(226.96,17.83%,25.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(226.96,30.26%,29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.6545,2.7294,-11.6802) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.2858,4.3048,7.4425) |