Whispered Secret Color

#3f4855

Whispered Secret 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 #c0b7aa
Complementary Color #554c3e
Color Shade: blue cyan (215.45° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 29.02% (better contrasting with white)
Whispered Secret Color Sample
Whispered Secret Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #3f4855

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Whispered Secret Color. The Loyalty 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 saturated alternative called Steadfast (#4a5777) for more energetic effect. Try Lithic Sand as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#554c3e is the best complementary color to Whispered Secret. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3f4855 complementary color is Kabul, 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 River Bed are #3e5255 and #403e55. Thus found on the left and right of #3f4855 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Spruce and Gun Powder colors as they work well with Whispered Secret.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Whispered Secret palette consists of #52553e and #55413e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#554c3e). Try Kelp and Kabul colors in combination with #3f4855, 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 #3f4855 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 Whispered Secret. Thus Cabbage Pont and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Whispered Secret contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Eggplant, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #3f4855 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. Whispered Secret tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#554c3e) and two others. The Matterhorn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #553e47 and #3e554c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #3f4855 is made of 29% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Whispered Secret has a hue angle of 215.45°, a saturation of 14.86% and a lightness of 29.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3f4855 is made of 8.62% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black ink.

HEX #3f4855
RGB Decimal rgb(63,72,85)
RGB Percentage 29%, 33%, 39%
CMYK 8.62, 5.09, 0, 66.67
HSL hsl(215.45,14.86%,29.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(215.45,25.88%,33.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(30.2725,-0.2872,-8.9345)
XYZ xyz(6.007,6.3474,9.5029)
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