Martinique is calm, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #c9cfaf |
| Complementary Color | #495030 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (251.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Martinique Color. The Cold Steel color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mulled Wine (#4e4562) for more calm effect. Try True Romance as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#495030 is the best complementary color to Martinique. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #363050 complementary color is Verdigris, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Martinique are #303950 and #453050. Thus found on the left and right of #363050 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pickled Bluewood and Voodoo colors as they work well with Martinique.
The split-complementary Martinique palette consists of #3a5030 and #504630 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#495030). Try Tom Thumb and Judge Gray colors in combination with #363050, 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 #363050 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Martinique. Thus Tom Thumb and Rock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Martinique contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Verdigris, Congo Brown, and Stromboli split by 90° on the color wheel. #363050 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Martinique tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#495030) and two others. The Rock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pickled Bluewood – 120° from the complementary Verdigris. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #503630 and #304950.
In a RGB color space, hex #363050 is made of 30% red, 26% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Martinique has a hue angle of 251.25°, a saturation of 25% and a lightness of 25.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #363050 is made of 10.19% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.63% black ink.
| HEX | #363050 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(54,48,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 26%, 44% |
| CMYK | 10.19, 12.55, 0, 68.63 |
| HSL | hsl(251.25,25%,25.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(251.25,40%,31.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.8624,11.0973,-18.6557) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.0262,3.4774,8.0484) |