Kakitsubata Blue is soft, 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 | #c19d52 |
| Complementary Color | #ad883e |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Kakitsubata Blue Color. The Windows Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dive In (#3c4d85) for more calm effect. Try Parkwater as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ad883e is the best complementary color to Kakitsubata 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 #3e62ad complementary color is Tussock, 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 San Marino are #3e99ad and #513ead. Thus found on the left and right of #3e62ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Boston Blue and Gigas colors as they work well with Kakitsubata Blue.
The split-complementary Kakitsubata Blue palette consists of #99ad3e and #ad513e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ad883e). Try Sushi and Brown Rust colors in combination with #3e62ad, 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 #3e62ad 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 Kakitsubata Blue. Thus Apple and Hippie Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kakitsubata Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tussock, Mulberry, and Chateau Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e62ad 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. Kakitsubata Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ad883e) and two others. The Hippie Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ocean Green – 120° from the complementary Tussock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ad3e62 and #3ead88.
In a RGB color space, hex #3e62ad is made of 19% red, 29% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Kakitsubata Blue has a hue angle of 220.54°, a saturation of 47.23% and a lightness of 46.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e62ad is made of 43.53% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #3e62ad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(62,98,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 29%, 52% |
| CMYK | 43.53, 29.41, 0, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(220.54,47.23%,46.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220.54,64.16%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.4247,11.5791,-44.0062) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8971,12.7766,41.2688) |