British Mauve is soft, 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 | #cabd84 |
| Complementary Color | #7b6d34 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (228.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 34.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to British Mauve Color. The Muted Lavender 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 Nightly Silhouette (#4f5b93) for more calm effect. Try Blue Dude as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7b6d34 is the best complementary color to British Mauve. 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 #35427b complementary color is Pesto, 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 Chambray are #34657b and #4a347b. Thus found on the left and right of #35427b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ming and Minsk colors as they work well with British Mauve.
The split-complementary British Mauve palette consists of #657b34 and #7b4a34 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b6d34). Try Pesto and Old Copper colors in combination with #35427b, 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 #35427b 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 British Mauve. Thus Fern Green and Solid Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of British Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pesto, Cosmic, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #35427b 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. British Mauve tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#7b6d34) and two others. The Solid Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oracle – 120° from the complementary Pesto. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7b3441 and #347b6d.
In a RGB color space, hex #35427b is made of 22% red, 27% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode British Mauve has a hue angle of 228.86°, a saturation of 39.77% and a lightness of 34.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #35427b is made of 27.46% cyan, 22.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.76% black ink.
| HEX | #35427b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(53,66,123) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 27%, 51% |
| CMYK | 27.46, 22.36, 0, 51.76 |
| HSL | hsl(228.86,39.77%,34.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(228.86,56.91%,48.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.6218,12.8531,-34.1615) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.9916,6.0834,19.5446) |