Blue Rhapsody 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 | #c2b9aa |
| Complementary Color | #554c3c |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (217.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Rhapsody Color. The English Channel 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 saturated alternative called Stream (#495e7b) for more energetic effect. Try Night Market as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#554c3c is the best complementary color to Blue Rhapsody. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3d4655 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 #3c5155 and #3f3c55. Thus found on the left and right of #3d4655 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Spruce and Gun Powder colors as they work well with Blue Rhapsody.
The split-complementary Blue Rhapsody palette consists of #51553c and #55403c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#554c3c). Try Kelp and Rock colors in combination with #3d4655, 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 #3d4655 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 Rhapsody. Thus Tom Thumb and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Rhapsody contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Eggplant, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #3d4655 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 Rhapsody tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#554c3c) 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 #553c45 and #3c554c.
In a RGB color space, hex #3d4655 is made of 28% red, 32% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Rhapsody has a hue angle of 217.5°, a saturation of 16.44% and a lightness of 28.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3d4655 is made of 9.41% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #3d4655 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(61,70,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 32%, 39% |
| CMYK | 9.41, 5.88, 0, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(217.5,16.44%,28.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(217.5,28.24%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.4837,0.2803,-10.1439) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.7543,6.0283,9.4546) |