Chronicle is calm, 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 | #c1bd9a |
| Complementary Color | #65613d |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (233.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Chronicle Color. The Deep Lavender color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Peacoat (#2b2e43) for more calm effect. Try Heavy Violet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#65613d is the best complementary color to Chronicle. 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 #3e4265 complementary color is Hemlock, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #3d5565 and #4d3d65. Thus found on the left and right of #3e4265 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fiord and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Chronicle.
The split-complementary Chronicle palette consists of #55653d and #654d3d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#65613d). Try Chalet Green and Kabul colors in combination with #3e4265, 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 #3e4265 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 Chronicle. Thus Tom Thumb and Congo Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chronicle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hemlock, Eggplant, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e4265 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chronicle tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#65613d) and two others. The Congo Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and William – 120° from the complementary Hemlock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #653d41 and #3d6561.
In a RGB color space, hex #3e4265 is made of 27% red, 29% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Chronicle has a hue angle of 233.85°, a saturation of 23.93% and a lightness of 31.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e4265 is made of 15.3% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.39% black ink.
| HEX | #3e4265 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(62,66,101) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 29%, 44% |
| CMYK | 15.3, 13.73, 0, 60.39 |
| HSL | hsl(233.85,23.93%,31.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(233.85,38.61%,39.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.0569,7.9661,-21.0796) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.2838,5.8601,13.1118) |