Indigo Iron Color

#393f4c

Indigo Iron 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 #c6c0b3
Complementary Color #4c4639
Color Shade: blue cyan (221.05° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 26.08% (better contrasting with white)
Indigo Iron Color Sample
Indigo Iron Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #393f4c

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Indigo Iron Color. The Independence 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 Edge of Black (#54585e) for more calm effect. Try Yankee Doodle as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4c4639 is the best complementary color to Indigo Iron. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #393f4c complementary color is Armadillo, 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 Bright Gray are #39484c and #3c394c. Thus found on the left and right of #393f4c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Spruce and Tuna colors as they work well with Indigo Iron.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Indigo Iron palette consists of #484c39 and #4c3c39 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c4639). Try Kelp and Rock colors in combination with #393f4c, 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 #393f4c 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 Indigo Iron. Thus Cabbage Pont and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Indigo Iron contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Armadillo, Matterhorn, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #393f4c 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. Indigo Iron tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#4c4639) and two others. The Matterhorn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cape Cod – 120° from the complementary Armadillo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4c393e and #394c46.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #393f4c is made of 29% red, 32% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Indigo Iron has a hue angle of 221.05°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 26.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #393f4c is made of 7.45% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.2% black ink.

HEX #393f4c
RGB Decimal rgb(57,63,76)
RGB Percentage 29%, 32%, 39%
CMYK 7.45, 5.09, 0, 70.2
HSL hsl(221.05,14.29%,26.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(221.05,25%,29.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(26.5823,0.8767,-8.7153)
XYZ xyz(4.7694,4.9467,7.5409)
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