Buster Color

#3e4b69

Buster 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 #c1b496
Complementary Color #695c3e
Color Shade: blue cyan (221.86° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 32.75% (better contrasting with white)
Buster Color Sample
Buster Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3e4b69

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Buster Color. The Dutch 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 Luxe Blue (#516582) for more calm effect. Try Federal Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#695c3e is the best complementary color to Buster. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3e4b69 complementary color is Tobacco Brown, 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 Fiord are #3e6069 and #463e69. Thus found on the left and right of #3e4b69 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching William and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Buster.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Buster palette consists of #60693e and #69463e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#695c3e). Try Verdigris and Kabul colors in combination with #3e4b69, 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 #3e4b69 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 Buster. Thus Chalet Green and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Buster contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tobacco Brown, Eggplant, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e4b69 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. Buster tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#695c3e) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Tobacco Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #693e4a and #3e695c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3e4b69 is made of 26% red, 31% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Buster has a hue angle of 221.86°, a saturation of 25.75% and a lightness of 32.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e4b69 is made of 16.87% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.82% black ink.

HEX #3e4b69
RGB Decimal rgb(62,75,105)
RGB Percentage 26%, 31%, 43%
CMYK 16.87, 11.77, 0, 58.82
HSL hsl(221.86,25.75%,32.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(221.86,40.95%,41.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.9798,3.2964,-19.0765)
XYZ xyz(7.0525,7.0762,14.3587)
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