Melrose is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, green cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #3c4622 |
| Complementary Color | #d3ddb9 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (256.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 79.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Melrose Color. The Purple Vision color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Slaanesh Grey (#dbd5e6) for more calm effect. Try Light Lavender Water as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d3ddb9 is the best complementary color to Melrose. 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 #c3b9dd complementary color is Tana, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Prelude are #b9c1dd and #d4b9dd. Thus found on the left and right of #c3b9dd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pigeon Post and Prelude colors as they work well with Melrose.
The split-complementary Melrose palette consists of #c1ddb9 and #ddd4b9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d3ddb9). Try Pixie Green and Bone colors in combination with #c3b9dd, 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 #c3b9dd 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 Melrose. Thus Surf and Cavern Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Melrose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tana, Blossom, and Edgewater split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3b9dd square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Melrose tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#d3ddb9) and two others. The Cavern Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ziggurat – 120° from the complementary Tana. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ddc3b9 and #b9d3dd.
In a RGB color space, hex #c3b9dd is made of 32% red, 31% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Melrose has a hue angle of 256.67°, a saturation of 34.62% and a lightness of 79.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3b9dd is made of 10.2% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #c3b9dd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(195,185,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 31%, 37% |
| CMYK | 10.2, 14.12, 0, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(256.67,34.62%,79.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(256.67,16.29%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.9932,10.4667,-16.7371) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.9058,51.5205,75.5626) |