Anthracite Blue Color

#3d475e

Anthracite Blue 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 #c2b8a1
Complementary Color #5e543d
Color Shade: blue cyan (221.82° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 30.39% (better contrasting with white)
Anthracite Blue Color Sample
Anthracite Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3d475e

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Anthracite Blue Color. The School Ink color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Parlour Blue (#465f7e) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Planet as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5e543d is the best complementary color to Anthracite Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3d475e complementary color is Hemlock, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Oxford Blue are #3d575e and #433d5e. Thus found on the left and right of #3d475e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Spruce and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Anthracite Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Anthracite Blue palette consists of #575e3d and #5e433d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e543d). Try Hemlock and Kabul colors in combination with #3d475e, 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 #3d475e 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 Anthracite Blue. Thus Tom Thumb and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Anthracite Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hemlock, Eggplant, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #3d475e square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Anthracite Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#5e543d) and two others. The Eggplant 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 #5e3d46 and #3d5e54.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3d475e is made of 27% red, 31% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Anthracite Blue has a hue angle of 221.82°, a saturation of 21.29% and a lightness of 30.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3d475e is made of 12.94% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black ink.

HEX #3d475e
RGB Decimal rgb(61,71,94)
RGB Percentage 27%, 31%, 42%
CMYK 12.94, 9.02, 0, 63.14
HSL hsl(221.82,21.29%,30.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(221.82,35.11%,36.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(30.1735,2.2297,-14.8752)
XYZ xyz(6.1981,6.3067,11.4803)
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