Delft is calm, 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 | #c2a173 |
| Complementary Color | #8c6b3d |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.94° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Delft Color. The Billycart Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Field Blue (#4477aa) for more energetic effect. Try Petrel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8c6b3d is the best complementary color to Delft. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3d5e8c complementary color is Potters Clay, 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 Chambray are #3d858c and #433d8c. Thus found on the left and right of #3d5e8c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ming and Gigas colors as they work well with Delft.
The split-complementary Delft palette consists of #858c3d and #8c433d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c6b3d). Try Sycamore and Tosca colors in combination with #3d5e8c, 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 #3d5e8c 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 Delft. Thus Fern Green and Vin Rouge giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Delft contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Potters Clay, Plum, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #3d5e8c 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. Delft tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#8c6b3d) and two others. The Vin Rouge is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian – 120° from the complementary Potters Clay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8c3d5e and #3d8c6b.
In a RGB color space, hex #3d5e8c is made of 21% red, 32% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Delft has a hue angle of 214.94°, a saturation of 39.3% and a lightness of 39.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3d5e8c is made of 30.98% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #3d5e8c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(61,94,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 32%, 47% |
| CMYK | 30.98, 18.04, 0, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(214.94,39.3%,39.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.94,56.43%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.3962,2.3546,-29.1253) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.6608,10.891,26.3512) |