Canyon Iris is calm, 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 | #b6ab70 |
| Complementary Color | #8f8349 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (230.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Canyon Iris Color. The Gloomy Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Deep Cobalt (#404466) for more calm effect. Try American Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8f8349 is the best complementary color to Canyon Iris. 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 #49548f complementary color is Shadow, 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 East Bay are #49768f and #61498f. Thus found on the left and right of #49548f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kashmir Blue and Butterfly Bush colors as they work well with Canyon Iris.
The split-complementary Canyon Iris palette consists of #768f49 and #8f6049 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8f8349). Try Asparagus and Spicy Mix colors in combination with #49548f, 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 #49548f 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 Canyon Iris. Thus Hippie Green and Copper Rust giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Canyon Iris contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Cannon Pink, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #49548f 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. Canyon Iris tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#8f8349) and two others. The Copper Rust is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian – 120° from the complementary Shadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8f4954 and #498f84.
In a RGB color space, hex #49548f is made of 24% red, 28% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Canyon Iris has a hue angle of 230.57°, a saturation of 32.41% and a lightness of 42.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #49548f is made of 27.45% cyan, 23.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black ink.
| HEX | #49548f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,84,143) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 28%, 48% |
| CMYK | 27.45, 23.14, 0, 43.92 |
| HSL | hsl(230.57,32.41%,42.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(230.57,48.95%,56.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.3722,12.6898,-34.0831) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8759,9.7403,27.2934) |