Smock Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #c49b93 |
| Complementary Color | #6c433b |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (189.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Smock Blue Color. The Labradorite Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Graphite Black Green (#32494b) for more calm effect. Try Dad's Coupe as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6c433b is the best complementary color to Smock Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3b646c complementary color is Millbrook, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of William are #3b6c5b and #3b4b6c. Thus found on the left and right of #3b646c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stromboli and Fiord colors as they work well with Smock Blue.
The split-complementary Smock Blue palette consists of #6c5b3b and #6c3b4b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c433b). Try Yellow Metal and Cosmic colors in combination with #3b646c, 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 #3b646c offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Smock Blue. Thus Verdigris and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smock Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Millbrook, Voodoo, and Chalet Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3b646c square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Smock Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#6c433b) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Millbrook. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c3b63 and #3b6c43.
In a RGB color space, hex #3b646c is made of 22% red, 37% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Smock Blue has a hue angle of 189.8°, a saturation of 29.34% and a lightness of 32.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3b646c is made of 19.21% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black ink.
| HEX | #3b646c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(59,100,108) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 37%, 40% |
| CMYK | 19.21, 3.13, 0, 57.65 |
| HSL | hsl(189.8,29.34%,32.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(189.8,45.37%,42.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.7933,-12.0228,-9.0295) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.0676,11.1269,15.8571) |