Saxon Blue 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 | #bca69a |
| Complementary Color | #654f43 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Saxon Blue Color. The Bismark color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Winter Storm (#4b7079) for more energetic effect. Try Wedgewood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#654f43 is the best complementary color to Saxon Blue. 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 #435965 complementary color is Kabul, 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 Fiord are #436560 and #434765. Thus found on the left and right of #435965 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Fiord colors as they work well with Saxon Blue.
The split-complementary Saxon Blue palette consists of #656043 and #654348 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#654f43). Try Hemlock and Eggplant colors in combination with #435965, 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 #435965 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 Saxon Blue. Thus Finch and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Saxon Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Voodoo, and Axolotl split by 90° on the color wheel. #435965 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. Saxon Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#654f43) and two others. The Eggplant 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 #654359 and #43654f.
In a RGB color space, hex #435965 is made of 26% red, 35% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Saxon Blue has a hue angle of 201.18°, a saturation of 20.24% and a lightness of 32.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #435965 is made of 13.34% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.39% black ink.
| HEX | #435965 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(67,89,101) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 35%, 39% |
| CMYK | 13.34, 4.71, 0, 60.39 |
| HSL | hsl(201.18,20.24%,32.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.18,33.66%,39.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.5134,-5.0938,-9.602) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2361,9.2776,13.6686) |