Color Wheel

Color Mode

Enter a HEX color to set the wheel position

Saturation: 70%

Lightness: 50%

Harmony Type

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel.

Tetradic Palette

HEX	#267fd9
RGB	38, 127, 217
HSL	210°, 70%, 50%
HSV	210°, 82%, 85%
CMYK	82, 41, 0, 15
XYZ	20.91, 20.60, 68.51
CIE Lab	52.5, 6.5, -53.3
CIE Luv	52.5, -28.4, -83.3
YIQ	0.434, -0.322, 0.036
Hunter Lab	45.4, 2.8, -57.7
Decimal	2523097

Color Variations

Tints

Shades

Tones

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Split-Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tetradic

Monochromatic

Contrast Checker

White background

4.10:1

4.10

Element	AA	AAA
Small text	✗	✗
Large text	✓	✗
UI element	✓	✗

Black background

5.12:1

5.12

Element	AA	AAA
Small text	✓	✗
Large text	✓	✓
UI element	✓	✓

HEX	#267fd9
RGB	38, 127, 217
HSL	210°, 70%, 50%
HSV	210°, 82%, 85%
CMYK	82, 41, 0, 15
XYZ	20.91, 20.60, 68.51
CIE Lab	52.5, 6.5, -53.3
CIE Luv	52.5, -28.4, -83.3
YIQ	0.434, -0.322, 0.036
Hunter Lab	45.4, 2.8, -57.7
Decimal	2523097

Turning harmonies into a room palette

Complementary colors are best as an accent strategy: one dominant color, the complement in small doses, never 50/50 on walls. Analogous schemes are the safer whole-house flow because neighboring hues feel related from room to room. Triadic palettes feel playful, so I use them more for kids' rooms, studios, and offices. In interiors, these colors usually arrive through textiles and art. Walls tend to be muted versions of a harmony color. Use the paint database to find real paints in the hue you chose.

How the Color Wheel Works

Pick a base color on the wheel or enter a HEX value.
Choose complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, or monochromatic.
Copy the HEX, RGB, or HSL values, or export the scheme.

Use the generated values as a starting point, then test real samples in the room's light.

Color Wheel FAQ

What colors go together?

Colors go together when their hues have a clear relationship on the wheel. Opposites create contrast. Neighboring hues feel calmer, and 120-degree spacing creates a bolder triadic scheme.

What is a split-complementary scheme good for?

A split-complementary scheme adds controlled contrast. It uses one base hue and the two hues beside its complement. Keep the split colors small, such as art or a painted cabinet, because they can feel busy at wall scale.

Do color wheel rules apply to paint colors?

Yes, color wheel rules apply to paint colors, but paint needs lower saturation than screen color. Test a sample board. North light can push a blue-green wall toward gray, so match fabric or trim after the sample dries.

What color goes opposite my wall color?

Set the wall color as the base and use the complementary result, the hue 180 degrees away. Use that complement as a muted accent. Pillows or art can carry it better than a second wall at full strength, because two saturated complements fight each other.

How do I use the wheel to pick an accent wall color?

Use an adjacent hue for a calm accent wall, or use the complement for more energy. Drop saturation hard. A paint color at about 20 to 30 percent of the wheel color's saturation reads intentional, because the raw wheel value reads like a crayon.

Is there a rule for how many colors a room needs?

Use a 60-30-10 split for most rooms. Let one dominant color cover about 60 percent of the room, such as the walls. Use a secondary color for about 30 percent, then keep accents near 10 percent. Three colors are enough.