Suede Indigo Color

#585d6d

Suede Indigo is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #a7a292
Complementary Color #6c6758
Color Shade: cool blue (225.71° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 38.63% (better contrasting with white)
Suede Indigo Color Sample
Suede Indigo Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #585d6d

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Suede Indigo Color. The Lunar Shadow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dark Shadow (#4a4b4d) for more calm effect. Try Attorney as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6c6758 is the best complementary color to Suede Indigo. 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 #585d6d complementary color is Peat, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, cool blue, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shuttle Gray are #58676c and #5d586c. Thus found on the left and right of #585d6d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nevada and Smoky colors as they work well with Suede Indigo.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Suede Indigo palette consists of #676c58 and #6c5d58 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c6758). Try Siam and Dorado colors in combination with #585d6d, 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 #585d6d 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 Suede Indigo. Thus Cactus and Zambezi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Suede Indigo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Peat, Scorpion, and Finlandia split by 90° on the color wheel. #585d6d square combo is a palette of cool blue, mid magenta, warm yellow and mid green 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. Suede Indigo tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#6c6758) and two others. The Zambezi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Peat. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c585d and #586c68.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #585d6d is made of 30% red, 32% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Suede Indigo has a hue angle of 225.71°, a saturation of 10.66% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #585d6d is made of 8.24% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black ink.

HEX #585d6d
RGB Decimal rgb(88,93,109)
RGB Percentage 30%, 32%, 38%
CMYK 8.24, 6.28, 0, 57.25
HSL hsl(225.71,10.66%,38.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(225.71,19.27%,42.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.5932,1.7947,-9.7528)
XYZ xyz(10.6992,11.0075,16.0288)
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