Minsk is deep, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #c0cf80 |
| Complementary Color | #707f30 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (251.39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 34.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Minsk Color. The Paris M color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Daisy Bush (#5b3e90) for more calm effect. Try Purple Cabbage as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#707f30 is the best complementary color to Minsk. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3f307f complementary color is Crete, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Minsk are #30487f and #66307f. Thus found on the left and right of #3f307f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chambray and Eminence colors as they work well with Minsk.
The split-complementary Minsk palette consists of #487f30 and #7f6630 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#707f30). Try Apple and Pesto colors in combination with #3f307f, 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 #3f307f offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Minsk. Thus Sea Green and Nutmeg giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Minsk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Crete, Camelot, and Sea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3f307f square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Minsk tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#707f30) and two others. The Nutmeg is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Paradiso – 120° from the complementary Crete. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7f3e30 and #30707f.
In a RGB color space, hex #3f307f is made of 26% red, 20% green and 53% blue. In a HSL mode Minsk has a hue angle of 251.39°, a saturation of 45.14% and a lightness of 34.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3f307f is made of 25.09% cyan, 30.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black ink.
| HEX | #3f307f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(63,48,127) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 20%, 53% |
| CMYK | 25.09, 30.98, 0, 50.2 |
| HSL | hsl(251.39,45.14%,34.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(251.39,62.2%,49.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.8712,28.4794,-42.662) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.9376,4.703,20.6208) |