Tory Blue Color

#374e88

Tory Blue 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 #c8b177
Complementary Color #887037
Color Shade: blue cyan (222.96° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 37.45% (better contrasting with white)
Tory Blue Color Sample
Tory Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #374e88

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tory Blue Color. The International 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 Sea of Galilee (#466590) for more calm effect. Try Starstruck as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#887037 is the best complementary color to Tory Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #374e88 complementary color is Pesto, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #377688 and #483788. Thus found on the left and right of #374e88 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ming and Minsk colors as they work well with Tory Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tory Blue palette consists of #768837 and #884837 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#887037). Try Pesto and Sanguine Brown colors in combination with #374e88, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #374e88 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 Tory Blue. Thus Apple and Solid Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tory Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pesto, Plum, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #374e88 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tory Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#887037) and two others. The Solid Pink 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 #88374d and #378871.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #374e88 is made of 20% red, 29% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Tory Blue has a hue angle of 222.96°, a saturation of 42.41% and a lightness of 37.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #374e88 is made of 31.76% cyan, 22.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black ink.

HEX #374e88
RGB Decimal rgb(55,78,136)
RGB Percentage 20%, 29%, 51%
CMYK 31.76, 22.74, 0, 46.67
HSL hsl(222.96,42.41%,37.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(222.96,59.56%,53.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(34.0631,9.9248,-35.1371)
XYZ xyz(8.7439,8.0386,24.3833)
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