Blue Diamond Color

#4b2d72

Blue Diamond 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 #b4d28d
Complementary Color #53722c
Color Shade: warm blue (266.09° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 31.18% (better contrasting with white)
Blue Diamond Color Sample
Blue Diamond Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4b2d72

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Diamond Color. The Daisy Bush 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 saturated alternative called Lucid Dream (#632f92) for more energetic effect. Try Powerful Violet as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#53722c is the best complementary color to Blue Diamond. 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 #4b2d72 complementary color is Crete, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jacarta are #2c3172 and #6d2c72. Thus found on the left and right of #4b2d72 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Astronaut and Eminence colors as they work well with Blue Diamond.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blue Diamond palette consists of #31722c and #726d2c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#53722c). Try Goblin and Pesto colors in combination with #4b2d72, 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 #4b2d72 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 Blue Diamond. Thus Sea Green and Old Copper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blue Diamond contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Crete, Tawny Port, and Paradiso split by 90° on the color wheel. #4b2d72 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm 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. Blue Diamond tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#53722c) and two others. The Old Copper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and San Juan – 120° from the complementary Crete. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #724a2c and #2c5372.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4b2d72 is made of 32% red, 19% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Diamond has a hue angle of 266.09°, a saturation of 43.4% and a lightness of 31.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4b2d72 is made of 15.3% cyan, 27.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black ink.

HEX #4b2d72
RGB Decimal rgb(75,45,114)
RGB Percentage 32%, 19%, 49%
CMYK 15.3, 27.06, 0, 55.29
HSL hsl(266.09,43.4%,31.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(266.09,60.53%,44.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(25.5258,29.361,-34.908)
XYZ xyz(6.8773,4.5875,16.4426)
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