Gun Powder is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #bebda8 |
| Complementary Color | #575541 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (237.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Gun Powder Color. The Provocative color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Purple Pool (#4c4976) for more energetic effect. Try Dramatist as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#575541 is the best complementary color to Gun Powder. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #414257 complementary color is Finch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gun Powder are #414d57 and #4a4157. Thus found on the left and right of #414257 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching River Bed and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Gun Powder.
The split-complementary Gun Powder palette consists of #4d5741 and #574a41 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#575541). Try Cabbage Pont and Kabul colors in combination with #414257, 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 #414257 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gun Powder. Thus Gray Asparagus and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gun Powder contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Finch, Matterhorn, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #414257 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gun Powder tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#575541) and two others. The Matterhorn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Finch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #574142 and #415756.
In a RGB color space, hex #414257 is made of 30% red, 30% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Gun Powder has a hue angle of 237.27°, a saturation of 14.47% and a lightness of 29.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #414257 is made of 8.63% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.88% black ink.
| HEX | #414257 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(65,66,87) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 30%, 40% |
| CMYK | 8.63, 8.24, 0, 65.88 |
| HSL | hsl(237.27,14.47%,29.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(237.27,25.29%,34.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.6644,4.8769,-12.6537) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.8485,5.7084,9.8104) |