Chambray 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 | #b8a788 |
| Complementary Color | #766647 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Chambray Color. The Kashmir Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Boathouse (#577190) for more calm effect. Try Blue Cloud as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#766647 is the best complementary color to Chambray. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #475877 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 Blue Bayoux are #476f76 and #4e4776. Thus found on the left and right of #475877 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Bayoux and East Bay colors as they work well with Chambray.
The split-complementary Chambray palette consists of #6f7647 and #764e47 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#766647). Try Dingley and Roman Coffee colors in combination with #475877, 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 #475877 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 Chambray. Thus Dingley and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chambray contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tobacco Brown, Cosmic, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #475877 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. Chambray tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#766647) 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 #764758 and #477666.
In a RGB color space, hex #475877 is made of 26% red, 32% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Chambray has a hue angle of 218.75°, a saturation of 25.26% and a lightness of 37.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #475877 is made of 18.83% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #475877 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(71,88,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 32%, 43% |
| CMYK | 18.83, 12.16, 0, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(218.75,25.26%,37.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218.75,40.34%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.2085,2.0247,-19.6676) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.418,9.6509,18.8192) |