Jacarta is deep, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #c5d595 |
| Complementary Color | #5a6a2a |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (255° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Jacarta Color. The Parachute Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Valhalla (#2b194f) for more energetic effect. Try Sick Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5a6a2a is the best complementary color to Jacarta. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3a2a6a complementary color is Crete, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jacarta are #2a396a and #5a2a6a. Thus found on the left and right of #3a2a6a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Astronaut and Bossanova colors as they work well with Jacarta.
The split-complementary Jacarta palette consists of #396a2a and #6a5a2a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a6a2a). Try Woodland and Old Copper colors in combination with #3a2a6a, 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 #3a2a6a offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Jacarta. Thus Green Pea and Irish Coffee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Jacarta contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Crete, Tawny Port, and Casal split by 90° on the color wheel. #3a2a6a square combo is a palette of mid blue, cool red, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Jacarta tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#5a6a2a) and two others. The Irish Coffee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Casal – 120° from the complementary Crete. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a3a2a and #2a5a6a.
In a RGB color space, hex #3a2a6a is made of 28% red, 20% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Jacarta has a hue angle of 255°, a saturation of 43.24% and a lightness of 29.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3a2a6a is made of 18.82% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black ink.
| HEX | #3a2a6a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(58,42,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 20%, 51% |
| CMYK | 18.82, 25.1, 0, 58.43 |
| HSL | hsl(255,43.24%,29.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(255,60.38%,41.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.2884,24.4643,-35.0677) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.1744,3.5961,14.0571) |