Paris Paving is pale, 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 | #8c8d8b |
| Complementary Color | #737472 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (270° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 45.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Paris Paving Color. The Tornado Cloud color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Dull Mauve (#7d7485) for more energetic effect. Try Fashionista as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#737472 is the best complementary color to Paris Paving. 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 #737274 complementary color is Camouflage Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jumbo are #727274 and #747274. Thus found on the left and right of #737274 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jumbo and Fedora colors as they work well with Paris Paving.
The split-complementary Paris Paving palette consists of #727472 and #747472 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#737472). Try Xanadu and Friar Gray colors in combination with #737274, 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 #737274 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 Paris Paving. Thus Corduroy and Tapa giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Paris Paving contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Camouflage Green, Dove Gray, and Sirocco split by 90° on the color wheel. #737274 square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Paris Paving tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#737472) and two others. The Tapa is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rolling Stone – 120° from the complementary Camouflage Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #747372 and #727374.
In a RGB color space, hex #737274 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Paris Paving has a hue angle of 270°, a saturation of 0.87% and a lightness of 45.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #737274 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black ink.
| HEX | #737274 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(115,114,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0.78, 0, 54.51 |
| HSL | hsl(270,0.87%,45.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(270,1.72%,45.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.1849,0.7914,-0.9746) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.2399,16.9404,18.9369) |