Maharaja is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #c0cab0 |
| Complementary Color | #454f34 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (263.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Maharaja Color. The Izmir Purple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Proper Purple (#59476b) for more energetic effect. Try Bastille as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#454f34 is the best complementary color to Maharaja. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3f354f complementary color is Kelp, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Martinique are #34374f and #4c344f. Thus found on the left and right of #3f354f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martinique and Voodoo colors as they work well with Maharaja.
The split-complementary Maharaja palette consists of #374f34 and #4f4c34 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#454f34). Try Tom Thumb and Judge Gray colors in combination with #3f354f, 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 #3f354f offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Maharaja. Thus Mineral Green and Mondo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Maharaja contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kelp, Woody Brown, and Mineral Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3f354f square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Maharaja tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#454f34) and two others. The Mondo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Limed Spruce – 120° from the complementary Kelp. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4f3f34 and #34454f.
In a RGB color space, hex #3f354f is made of 32% red, 27% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Maharaja has a hue angle of 263.08°, a saturation of 19.7% and a lightness of 25.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3f354f is made of 6.27% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.02% black ink.
| HEX | #3f354f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(63,53,79) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 27%, 41% |
| CMYK | 6.27, 10.2, 0, 69.02 |
| HSL | hsl(263.08,19.7%,25.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(263.08,32.91%,30.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.2176,10.6163,-14.2586) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.7343,4.1675,7.952) |