Chambray is soft, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #cab173 |
| Complementary Color | #8c7335 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (222.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Chambray Color. The Kakitsubata Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Starstruck (#4664a5) for more calm effect. Try Perfect Ocean as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8c7335 is the best complementary color to Chambray. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #354e8c complementary color is Pesto, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Chambray are #35798c and #47358c. Thus found on the left and right of #354e8c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Calypso and Minsk colors as they work well with Chambray.
The split-complementary Chambray palette consists of #798c35 and #8c4735 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c7335). Try Sycamore and El Salva colors in combination with #354e8c, 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 #354e8c offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chambray. Thus Apple and Camelot giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chambray contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pesto, Plum, and Sea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #354e8c square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chambray tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#8c7335) and two others. The Camelot is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Paradiso – 120° from the complementary Pesto. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8c354d and #358c73.
In a RGB color space, hex #354e8c is made of 20% red, 29% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Chambray has a hue angle of 222.76°, a saturation of 45.08% and a lightness of 37.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #354e8c is made of 34.12% cyan, 24.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #354e8c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(53,78,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 29%, 52% |
| CMYK | 34.12, 24.31, 0, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(222.76,45.08%,37.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(222.76,62.14%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.1885,10.9426,-37.3947) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.9262,8.0991,25.9038) |