Blue Diamond is deep, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #c7fb8b |
| Complementary Color | #3f7404 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (267.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Diamond Color. The Violet Hickey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Space Battle Blue (#440099) for more energetic effect. Try Crowberry as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3f7404 is the best complementary color to Blue Diamond. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #380474 complementary color is Verdun Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Diamond are #040774 and #700474. Thus found on the left and right of #380474 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Navy Blue and Pigment Indigo colors as they work well with Blue Diamond.
The split-complementary Blue Diamond palette consists of #077404 and #747004 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f7404). Try Japanese Laurel and Yukon Gold colors in combination with #380474, 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 #380474 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Diamond. Thus Fun Green and Peru Tan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Diamond contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Verdun Green, Dark Burgundy, and Mosque split by 90° on the color wheel. #380474 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Diamond tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#3f7404) and two others. The Peru Tan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Regal Blue – 120° from the complementary Verdun Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #743804 and #043f74.
In a RGB color space, hex #380474 is made of 32% red, 2% green and 66% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Diamond has a hue angle of 267.86°, a saturation of 93.33% and a lightness of 23.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #380474 is made of 23.53% cyan, 43.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black ink.
| HEX | #380474 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(56,4,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 2%, 66% |
| CMYK | 23.53, 43.92, 0, 54.51 |
| HSL | hsl(267.86,93.33%,23.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(267.86,96.55%,45.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(16.4471,45.2988,-51.0946) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.8267,2.1885,16.691) |