Noble Knight Color

#394d78

Noble Knight is calm, 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 #c6b287
Complementary Color #776439
Color Shade: blue cyan (220.95° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 34.71% (better contrasting with white)
Noble Knight Color Sample
Noble Knight Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #394d78

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Noble Knight Color. The Sea of Galilee color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Waterhen Back (#2f3f53) for more calm effect. Try Blue Ribbon Beauty as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#776439 is the best complementary color to Noble Knight. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #394d78 complementary color is Yellow Metal, 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 East Bay are #396c77 and #443977. Thus found on the left and right of #394d78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oracle and East Bay colors as they work well with Noble Knight.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Noble Knight palette consists of #6c7739 and #774439 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#776439). Try Yellow Metal and Ironstone colors in combination with #394d78, 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 #394d78 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 Noble Knight. Thus Fern Green and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Noble Knight contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Yellow Metal, Cosmic, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #394d78 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. Noble Knight tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#776439) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian – 120° from the complementary Yellow Metal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #77394d and #397764.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #394d78 is made of 22% red, 30% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Noble Knight has a hue angle of 220.95°, a saturation of 35.59% and a lightness of 34.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #394d78 is made of 24.71% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.94% black ink.

HEX #394d78
RGB Decimal rgb(57,77,120)
RGB Percentage 22%, 30%, 47%
CMYK 24.71, 16.86, 0, 52.94
HSL hsl(220.95,35.59%,34.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(220.95,52.5%,47.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(32.9922,5.4689,-26.9307)
XYZ xyz(7.7314,7.5337,18.816)
;