Blueprint is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #ca9c83 |
| Complementary Color | #7c4d34 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 34.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blueprint Color. The Decoration Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Black Forest Blue (#29485a) for more calm effect. Try Linoleum Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7c4d34 is the best complementary color to Blueprint. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #35637c complementary color is Old Copper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ming are #347c71 and #343f7c. Thus found on the left and right of #35637c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ming and Chambray colors as they work well with Blueprint.
The split-complementary Blueprint palette consists of #7c7134 and #7c343f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c4d34). Try Pesto and Solid Pink colors in combination with #35637c, 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 #35637c offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blueprint. Thus Pesto and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blueprint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Copper, Eminence, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #35637c square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blueprint tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#7c4d34) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amazon – 120° from the complementary Old Copper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c3463 and #347c4d.
In a RGB color space, hex #35637c is made of 19% red, 36% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Blueprint has a hue angle of 201.13°, a saturation of 40.11% and a lightness of 34.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #35637c is made of 27.85% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black ink.
| HEX | #35637c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(53,99,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 36%, 45% |
| CMYK | 27.85, 9.81, 0, 51.37 |
| HSL | hsl(201.13,40.11%,34.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.13,57.26%,48.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.8083,-7.9583,-18.8052) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5681,11.1358,20.7139) |