Gloomy Blue is calm, 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 | #c3be95 |
| Complementary Color | #69653c |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (233.48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Gloomy Blue Color. The Mood Indigo color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dark Iris (#4d5a7e) for more calm effect. Try Deep Lavender as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#69653c is the best complementary color to Gloomy Blue. 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 #3c416a complementary color is Verdigris, 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 Fiord are #3c5869 and #4e3c69. Thus found on the left and right of #3c416a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fiord and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Gloomy Blue.
The split-complementary Gloomy Blue palette consists of #58693c and #694e3c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#69653c). Try Chalet Green and Millbrook colors in combination with #3c416a, 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 #3c416a 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 Gloomy Blue. Thus Chalet Green and Congo Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gloomy Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Verdigris, Eggplant, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #3c416a 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. Gloomy Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#69653c) and two others. The Congo Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and William – 120° from the complementary Verdigris. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #693c41 and #3c6965.
In a RGB color space, hex #3c416a is made of 26% red, 28% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Gloomy Blue has a hue angle of 233.48°, a saturation of 27.71% and a lightness of 32.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3c416a is made of 18.04% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black ink.
| HEX | #3c416a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(60,65,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 28%, 46% |
| CMYK | 18.04, 16.08, 0, 58.43 |
| HSL | hsl(233.48,27.71%,32.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(233.48,43.4%,41.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.8553,9.5988,-24.6003) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.3553,5.7819,14.4167) |