Kashmir Blue 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 | #a89271 |
| Complementary Color | #8e7857 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Kashmir Blue Color. The Signature Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Rainmaker (#485769) for more calm effect. Try Lakeville as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8e7857 is the best complementary color to Kashmir Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #576d8e complementary color is Domino, 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 Waikawa Gray are #57888e and #5c578e. Thus found on the left and right of #576d8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt Blue and Butterfly Bush colors as they work well with Kashmir Blue.
The split-complementary Kashmir Blue palette consists of #888e57 and #8e5c57 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e7857). Try Avocado and Au Chico colors in combination with #576d8e, 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 #576d8e 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 Kashmir Blue. Thus Highland and Au Chico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kashmir Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Domino, Strikemaster, and Spring Leaves split by 90° on the color wheel. #576d8e 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. Kashmir Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#8e7857) and two others. The Au Chico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Domino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8e576c and #578e78.
In a RGB color space, hex #576d8e is made of 26% red, 32% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Kashmir Blue has a hue angle of 216°, a saturation of 24.02% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #576d8e is made of 21.57% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #576d8e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(87,109,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 32%, 42% |
| CMYK | 21.57, 12.94, 0, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(216,24.02%,44.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216,38.73%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.5196,0.6462,-20.6858) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2816,14.9165,27.7176) |