Church Blue Color

#3d4161

Church Blue is pale, 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 #c2be9e
Complementary Color #615d3d
Color Shade: cool blue (233.33° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 30.98% (better contrasting with white)
Church Blue Color Sample
Church Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3d4161

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Church Blue Color. The Mountain Fig 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 saturated alternative called Yacht Club Blue (#485783) for more energetic effect. Try Parisian Night as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#615d3d is the best complementary color to Church 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 #3d4161 complementary color is Hemlock, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #3d5261 and #4b3d61. Thus found on the left and right of #3d4161 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fiord and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Church Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Church Blue palette consists of #52613d and #614b3d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#615d3d). Try Chalet Green and Kabul colors in combination with #3d4161, 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 #3d4161 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 Church Blue. Thus Tom Thumb and Congo Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Church Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hemlock, Eggplant, and Mineral Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3d4161 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool 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. Church Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#615d3d) and two others. The Congo Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Hemlock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #613d40 and #3d615d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3d4161 is made of 27% red, 29% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Church Blue has a hue angle of 233.33°, a saturation of 22.78% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3d4161 is made of 14.12% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.96% black ink.

HEX #3d4161
RGB Decimal rgb(61,65,97)
RGB Percentage 27%, 29%, 43%
CMYK 14.12, 12.55, 0, 61.96
HSL hsl(233.33,22.78%,30.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(233.33,37.11%,38.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(28.4743,7.0813,-19.4283)
XYZ xyz(5.9724,5.6358,12.0823)
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