Cendre Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #c1805a |
| Complementary Color | #a5633e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cendre Blue Color. The Drake’s Neck color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tlāloc Blue (#316f82) for more calm effect. Try Pass Time Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a5633e is the best complementary color to Cendre Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3e7fa5 complementary color is Sepia Skin, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Steel Blue are #3ea597 and #3e4ba5. Thus found on the left and right of #3e7fa5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Keppel and Chambray colors as they work well with Cendre Blue.
The split-complementary Cendre Blue palette consists of #a5973e and #a53e4b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5633e). Try Sycamore and Apple Blossom colors in combination with #3e7fa5, 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 #3e7fa5 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cendre Blue. Thus Sushi and Rouge giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cendre Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sepia Skin, Vivid Violet, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e7fa5 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cendre Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a5633e) and two others. The Rouge is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chateau Green – 120° from the complementary Sepia Skin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a53e7e and #3ea563.
In a RGB color space, hex #3e7fa5 is made of 18% red, 36% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Cendre Blue has a hue angle of 202.14°, a saturation of 45.37% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e7fa5 is made of 40.4% cyan, 14.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #3e7fa5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(62,127,165) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 36%, 47% |
| CMYK | 40.4, 14.91, 0, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(202.14,45.37%,44.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.14,62.42%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.5929,-8.8633,-26.4719) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.3675,18.9195,38.3865) |