Fading Horizon Color

#442266

Fading Horizon is deep, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, mid cyan or orange

Inverse Color #bd9
Complementary Color #446621
Color Shade: warm blue (270° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 26.67% (better contrasting with white)
Fading Horizon Color Sample
Fading Horizon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #442266

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Fading Horizon Color. The Russian Violet color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Foggy Amethyst (#57317e) for more calm effect. Try Sick Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#446621 is the best complementary color to Fading Horizon. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #426 complementary color is Fern Frond, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #212166 and #662165. Thus found on the left and right of #426 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Biscay and Tawny Port colors as they work well with Fading Horizon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fading Horizon palette consists of #216621 and #656621 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#446621). Try Green Pea and Fern Frond colors in combination with #426, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #426 offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fading Horizon. Thus Green Pea and Pickled Bean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fading Horizon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fern Frond, Metallic Copper, and Green Pea split by 90° on the color wheel. #426 square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, cool yellow and mid cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fading Horizon tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#446621) and two others. The Pickled Bean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cello – 120° from the complementary Fern Frond. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #664421 and #214366.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #442266 is made of 33% red, 17% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Fading Horizon has a hue angle of 270°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 26.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #442266 is made of 13.33% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black ink.

HEX #442266
RGB Decimal rgb(68,34,102)
RGB Percentage 33%, 17%, 50%
CMYK 13.33, 26.67, 0, 60
HSL hsl(270,50%,26.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(270,66.67%,40%)
CIE-LAB lab(21.3284,30.7721,-33.9492)
XYZ xyz(5.3542,3.3323,12.9314)
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