Crown Blue 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 | #b9b49a |
| Complementary Color | #656046 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (230.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 33.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Crown Blue Color. The Damp Basement color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Twilight (#4e518b) for more energetic effect. Try Concrete Landscape as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#656046 is the best complementary color to Crown Blue. 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 #464b65 complementary color is Finch, 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 #465a65 and #504665. Thus found on the left and right of #464b65 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fiord and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Crown Blue.
The split-complementary Crown Blue palette consists of #5a6546 and #655046 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#656046). Try Finch and Kabul colors in combination with #464b65, 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 #464b65 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 Crown Blue. Thus Axolotl and Ferra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crown Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Finch, Eggplant, and Mineral Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #464b65 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. Crown Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#656046) and two others. The Ferra is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Finch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #65464a and #466560.
In a RGB color space, hex #464b65 is made of 28% red, 30% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Crown Blue has a hue angle of 230.32°, a saturation of 18.13% and a lightness of 33.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #464b65 is made of 12.16% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.39% black ink.
| HEX | #464b65 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(70,75,101) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 30%, 41% |
| CMYK | 12.16, 10.2, 0, 60.39 |
| HSL | hsl(230.32,18.13%,33.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(230.32,30.69%,39.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.4223,4.6964,-15.8128) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.3908,7.2738,13.3264) |