Jewel Cave 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 | #c3be8c |
| Complementary Color | #736d3c |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (234.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 34.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Jewel Cave Color. The Marlin color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Wizard (#4d5b88) for more calm effect. Try Gem as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#736d3c is the best complementary color to Jewel Cave. 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 #3c4173 complementary color is Yellow Metal, 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 East Bay are #3c5c73 and #523c73. Thus found on the left and right of #3c4173 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching William and East Bay colors as they work well with Jewel Cave.
The split-complementary Jewel Cave palette consists of #5c733c and #73523c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#736d3c). Try Chalet Green and Shingle Fawn colors in combination with #3c4173, 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 #3c4173 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 Jewel Cave. Thus Fern Green and Lotus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Jewel Cave contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Yellow Metal, Cosmic, and Amazon split by 90° on the color wheel. #3c4173 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. Jewel Cave tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#736d3c) and two others. The Lotus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and William – 120° from the complementary Yellow Metal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #733c41 and #3c736d.
In a RGB color space, hex #3c4173 is made of 25% red, 27% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Jewel Cave has a hue angle of 234.55°, a saturation of 31.43% and a lightness of 34.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3c4173 is made of 21.57% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black ink.
| HEX | #3c4173 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(60,65,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 27%, 48% |
| CMYK | 21.57, 19.61, 0, 54.9 |
| HSL | hsl(234.55,31.43%,34.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(234.55,47.83%,45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.3596,12.5427,-29.5152) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.8483,5.9791,17.0128) |