Big Sur Blue Jade 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 | #c09171 |
| Complementary Color | #8e5f3f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Big Sur Blue Jade Color. The Mordian Blue 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 Albeit (#38546e) for more calm effect. Try Cool Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8e5f3f is the best complementary color to Big Sur Blue Jade. 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 #3f6e8e complementary color is Potters Clay, 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 Ming are #3f8e86 and #3f468e. Thus found on the left and right of #3f6e8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian and Victoria colors as they work well with Big Sur Blue Jade.
The split-complementary Big Sur Blue Jade palette consists of #8e863f and #8e3f46 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e5f3f). Try Sycamore and Tosca colors in combination with #3f6e8e, 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 #3f6e8e 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 Big Sur Blue Jade. Thus Sycamore and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Big Sur Blue Jade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Potters Clay, Vivid Violet, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #3f6e8e 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. Big Sur Blue Jade tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8e5f3f) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Goblin – 120° from the complementary Potters Clay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8e3f6d and #3f8e5f.
In a RGB color space, hex #3f6e8e is made of 20% red, 35% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Big Sur Blue Jade has a hue angle of 204.3°, a saturation of 38.54% and a lightness of 40.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3f6e8e is made of 30.98% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #3f6e8e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(63,110,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 35%, 45% |
| CMYK | 30.98, 12.55, 0, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(204.3,38.54%,40.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204.3,55.63%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.4638,-6.2943,-22.4264) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5083,14.1616,27.6654) |