Blue Estate is soft, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #c7b77c |
| Complementary Color | #837238 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (227.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Estate Color. The Blue Dahlia color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bio Blue (#465f9e) for more calm effect. Try Raftsman as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#837238 is the best complementary color to Blue Estate. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #384883 complementary color is Pesto, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Chambray are #386d83 and #4d3883. Thus found on the left and right of #384883 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ming and Gigas colors as they work well with Blue Estate.
The split-complementary Blue Estate palette consists of #6d8338 and #834d38 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#837238). Try Pesto and Ironstone colors in combination with #384883, 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 #384883 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Estate. Thus Fern Green and Solid Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Estate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pesto, Plum, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #384883 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Estate tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#837238) and two others. The Solid Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian – 120° from the complementary Pesto. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #833847 and #388372.
In a RGB color space, hex #384883 is made of 22% red, 28% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Estate has a hue angle of 227.2°, a saturation of 40.11% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #384883 is made of 29.41% cyan, 23.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.63% black ink.
| HEX | #384883 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(56,72,131) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 28%, 51% |
| CMYK | 29.41, 23.13, 0, 48.63 |
| HSL | hsl(227.2,40.11%,36.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(227.2,57.25%,51.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.0654,12.354,-35.2333) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.045,7.1142,22.4219) |