Soulful is pale, 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 | #c8bca8 |
| Complementary Color | #574b37 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (217.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Soulful Color. The Carter's Scroll 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 saturated alternative called Infinite Deep Sea (#435a6f) for more energetic effect. Try Newburyport as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#574b37 is the best complementary color to Soulful. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #374357 complementary color is Judge Gray, 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 Oxford Blue are #375257 and #3a3757. Thus found on the left and right of #374357 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Spruce and Martinique colors as they work well with Soulful.
The split-complementary Soulful palette consists of #535737 and #573b37 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#574b37). Try Hemlock and Congo Brown colors in combination with #374357, 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 #374357 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 Soulful. Thus Tom Thumb and Congo Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soulful contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Judge Gray, Eggplant, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #374357 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. Soulful tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#574b37) and two others. The Congo Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Judge Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #573742 and #37574b.
In a RGB color space, hex #374357 is made of 26% red, 32% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Soulful has a hue angle of 217.5°, a saturation of 22.54% and a lightness of 27.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #374357 is made of 12.55% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.88% black ink.
| HEX | #374357 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(55,67,87) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 32%, 42% |
| CMYK | 12.55, 7.85, 0, 65.88 |
| HSL | hsl(217.5,22.54%,27.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(217.5,36.78%,34.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.1534,0.7413,-13.5085) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.303,5.5147,9.8018) |