Black Sapphire 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 | #bcbaaa |
| Complementary Color | #555343 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (233.33° 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 Black Sapphire Color. The Blue Review 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 soft alternative called Blue Linen (#5a5e6a) for more calm effect. Try Valhalla as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#555343 is the best complementary color to Black Sapphire. 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 #434555 complementary color is Fuscous Gray, 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 #434d55 and #4a4355. Thus found on the left and right of #434555 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching River Bed and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Black Sapphire.
The split-complementary Black Sapphire palette consists of #4d5543 and #554a43 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#555343). Try Cabbage Pont and Kabul colors in combination with #434555, 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 #434555 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 Black Sapphire. Thus Gray Asparagus and Emperor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Sapphire contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Don Juan, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #434555 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. Black Sapphire tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#555343) and two others. The Emperor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Fuscous Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #554344 and #435553.
In a RGB color space, hex #434555 is made of 30% red, 31% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Black Sapphire has a hue angle of 233.33°, a saturation of 11.84% and a lightness of 29.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #434555 is made of 7.06% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #434555 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(67,69,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 31%, 38% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 6.27, 0, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(233.33,11.84%,29.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(233.33,21.18%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.6769,3.112,-9.8034) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.0826,6.1054,9.4522) |