Champlain Blue 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 | #bcaa8d |
| Complementary Color | #715f43 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (217.02° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Champlain Blue Color. The Kachi Indigo color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Porch Song (#566f8c) for more calm effect. Try Blueberry Dream as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#715f43 is the best complementary color to Champlain Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #435572 complementary color is Tobacco Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fiord are #436c71 and #484371. Thus found on the left and right of #435572 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching William and East Bay colors as they work well with Champlain Blue.
The split-complementary Champlain Blue palette consists of #6c7143 and #714843 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#715f43). Try Dingley and Kabul colors in combination with #435572, 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 #435572 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 Champlain Blue. Thus Dingley and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Champlain Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tobacco Brown, Cosmic, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #435572 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Champlain Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#715f43) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Tobacco Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #714355 and #437160.
In a RGB color space, hex #435572 is made of 25% red, 32% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Champlain Blue has a hue angle of 217.02°, a saturation of 25.97% and a lightness of 35.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #435572 is made of 18.44% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black ink.
| HEX | #435572 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(67,85,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 32%, 43% |
| CMYK | 18.44, 11.38, 0, 55.29 |
| HSL | hsl(217.02,25.97%,35.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(217.02,41.23%,44.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.8011,1.1928,-18.7717) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.6005,8.9052,17.1852) |