Windsor is deep, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #b9d388 |
| Complementary Color | #5c762c |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (260.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Windsor Color. The Gigas color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Daisy Bush (#5b3e90) for more calm effect. Try Stormy Night as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5c762c is the best complementary color to Windsor. 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 #462c77 complementary color is Crete, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Minsk are #2c3776 and #6b2c76. Thus found on the left and right of #462c77 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Astronaut and Eminence colors as they work well with Windsor.
The split-complementary Windsor palette consists of #37762c and #766b2c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5c762c). Try Forest Green and Pesto colors in combination with #462c77, 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 #462c77 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Windsor. Thus Sea Green and Old Copper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Windsor contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Crete, Tawny Port, and Paradiso split by 90° on the color wheel. #462c77 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Windsor tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#5c762c) and two others. The Old Copper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Casal – 120° from the complementary Crete. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #76462c and #2c5c76.
In a RGB color space, hex #462c77 is made of 30% red, 19% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Windsor has a hue angle of 260.8°, a saturation of 46.01% and a lightness of 31.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #462c77 is made of 19.22% cyan, 29.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #462c77 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(70,44,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 19%, 51% |
| CMYK | 19.22, 29.42, 0, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(260.8,46.01%,31.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(260.8,63.03%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.0615,30.1326,-38.8742) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.7562,4.4354,17.9528) |