Garnet Stone Blue 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 | #c7b799 |
| Complementary Color | #665638 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (219.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Garnet Stone Blue Color. The Anchors Aweigh color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Atlantic Charter (#2b2f41) for more calm effect. Try Night Market as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#665638 is the best complementary color to Garnet Stone 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 #384866 complementary color is Yellow Metal, 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 Pickled Bluewood are #385e66 and #3f3866. Thus found on the left and right of #384866 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching William and Martinique colors as they work well with Garnet Stone Blue.
The split-complementary Garnet Stone Blue palette consists of #5f6638 and #663f38 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#665638). Try Verdigris and Millbrook colors in combination with #384866, 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 #384866 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 Garnet Stone Blue. Thus Chalet Green and Congo Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Garnet Stone Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Yellow Metal, Cosmic, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #384866 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. Garnet Stone Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#665638) and two others. The Congo Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stromboli – 120° from the complementary Yellow Metal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #663847 and #386656.
In a RGB color space, hex #384866 is made of 24% red, 31% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Garnet Stone Blue has a hue angle of 219.13°, a saturation of 29.11% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #384866 is made of 18.04% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black ink.
| HEX | #384866 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(56,72,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 31%, 44% |
| CMYK | 18.04, 11.76, 0, 60 |
| HSL | hsl(219.13,29.11%,30.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(219.13,45.1%,40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.4839,2.4855,-19.5298) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.3465,6.4348,13.4779) |