Gladiola Blue Color

#6370b6

Gladiola Blue 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 #9c8f49
Complementary Color #b6a963
Color Shade: cool blue (230.6° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 55.1% (better contrasting with white)
Gladiola Blue Color Sample
Gladiola Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6370b6

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Gladiola Blue Color. The True Lavender color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Brandywine Raspberry (#5555aa) for more calm effect. Try Larkspur Bouquet as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b6a963 is the best complementary color to Gladiola Blue. 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 #6370b6 complementary color is Olive Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Violet are #6399b6 and #7f63b6. Thus found on the left and right of #6370b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Deluge colors as they work well with Gladiola Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gladiola Blue palette consists of #99b663 and #b67f63 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6a963). Try Olivine and Muddy Waters colors in combination with #6370b6, 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 #6370b6 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 Gladiola Blue. Thus Fern and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gladiola Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Olive Green, Tapestry, and Silver Tree split by 90° on the color wheel. #6370b6 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool 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. Gladiola Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#b6a963) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tradewind – 120° from the complementary Olive Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b66370 and #63b6a9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6370b6 is made of 25% red, 28% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Gladiola Blue has a hue angle of 230.6°, a saturation of 36.24% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6370b6 is made of 32.55% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black ink.

HEX #6370b6
RGB Decimal rgb(99,112,182)
RGB Percentage 25%, 28%, 46%
CMYK 32.55, 27.45, 0, 28.63
HSL hsl(230.6,36.24%,55.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(230.6,45.6%,71.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.0299,14.0047,-38.6376)
XYZ xyz(19.3833,17.6184,46.635)
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