Blue Vortex is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #c2bba8 |
| Complementary Color | #574f3d |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (223.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Vortex Color. The Nyctophobia Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Suede Indigo (#585d6d) for more calm effect. Try Grisaille as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#574f3d is the best complementary color to Blue Vortex. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3d4457 complementary color is Kabul, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bright Gray are #3d5157 and #423d57. Thus found on the left and right of #3d4457 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Spruce and Gun Powder colors as they work well with Blue Vortex.
The split-complementary Blue Vortex palette consists of #51573d and #57423d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#574f3d). Try Kelp and Kabul colors in combination with #3d4457, 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 #3d4457 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Vortex. Thus Tom Thumb and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Vortex contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Eggplant, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #3d4457 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Vortex tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#574f3d) and two others. The Matterhorn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #573d44 and #3d5750.
In a RGB color space, hex #3d4457 is made of 28% red, 31% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Vortex has a hue angle of 223.85°, a saturation of 17.57% and a lightness of 29.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3d4457 is made of 10.2% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.88% black ink.
| HEX | #3d4457 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(61,68,87) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 31%, 40% |
| CMYK | 10.2, 7.45, 0, 65.88 |
| HSL | hsl(223.85,17.57%,29.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(223.85,29.89%,34.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.9395,2.1425,-12.2638) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.7119,5.8145,9.8381) |