Blue trousers are one of the best items a man can have in his wardrobe. Ranging from powder blue to a deep cadet blue (just shy of navy), you can wear them casually, as dress trousers, with sport coats, with t-shirts, and a million different other ways.

In this guide, you will learn how to match your shoes with blue trousers as we focus on the following points:

  • Blue Trouser Coordination Overview
  • Matching Blue Trousers With Different Shoe Colors
  • Printable Shoe & Trouser Coordination Download

Alternatively, scroll down to read it all! If you want to learn about different shoe or trouser color coordinations, head to menu below.

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How To Match Your Shoes With Blue Trousers

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Matching Shoes With Blue Trousers Overview

Being the most common color in our closets, blue has massive potential to work with many other wardrobe items. There's a reason that so many people -men in particular- gravitate towards blue.

You get quite a bit of mileage out of your blue items!

We'll dive into how to pair blue trousers with various shoe colors below.

Blue-Trouser-Coordination-Graphic NOTE: There are exceptions to every rule.
Use your good judgement, and feel free to leave us a comment if you have questions!

Read on for full explanations and reasoning of the above coordination suggestions. Or, click here to go see our Ultimate Shoe & Trouser Color Coordination Matrix showcasing how to match any color shoes with any color trousers.

How To Coordinate Blue Trousers With Different Shoes

Best Shoe Matches – Top Notch

Beige

If we're talking about lighter blue chinos, beige shoes are a fantastic pairing to make. This is great during the warm weather; we suggest no-show socks with a driving loafer for a nice, easy match. If you want to dress it up, have fun with a beige monk strap and a white button-down. Can't miss.

Burgundy

Burgundy has red in it, and blue and red are primary colors.  Such colors look right at home next to each other, so this is a beautiful match that's as simple as it is handsome.

Green

Green is the combination of yellow and blue, so green shoes will be a great pair for blue trousers. Just make sure that your outfit is coordinated around the type of green in the shoe, be it yellow-green or blue-green. If they're yellow-green, wear warm-colored accessories. If they're blue-green, cool-colored accessories will work best.

Grey

This is an unorthodox combination, but it's smart as a whip. Wear light grey shoes with light blue trousers and darker grey shoes with darker blue trousers. Follow this guideline and you'll have a match made in sartorial heaven.

Light Brown

Probably the most common shoe pairing for blue trousers, light brown shoes are a killer complement. The outfit possibilities are endless with this combination, so try this out of you want to have some fun with your shirt and accessories.

Orange

Orange and blue are complementary, so this pairing works well. Note that it only works well in warm weather, casually, and outside the office. No board meetings or sales calls in orange shoes, please.

Red

Red shoes with casual blue trousers are a great look. Try it in the summer time with a white shirt, particularly if we're talking about red boat shoes. Red driving shoes are another great option with blue trousers.

White

A can't-miss summer combination, white shoes are perfect with blue trousers. This combination is great for a garden party, dinner in a beach town, or brunch in town when you're sitting outside and more people can notice your sweet white shoes.

Acceptable Shoe Matches – Mid Range

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Black

Black shoes with blue trousers is a perfectly fine combination. It's simple and has a certain elegance about it, but we prefer other colors that do the blue trousers more justice. Do this if you need to play it safe.

Dark Brown

Brown Oxfords With Blue TrousersAgain, this combination looks good, but is perhaps a bit too dressy for certain shades of blue. Be judicious in your color selection and you'll be fine.

Navy Blue

Make sure the trousers you wear are a light enough blue to contrast well. You'll look a bit blueberry-ish otherwise.

Purple

As purple is simply the combination of blue and red, you have to be sure that the purple isn't so blue that it gets washed out by the blue trousers. We suggest light blue trousers with medium-to-deep purple shoes.

No-Go Shoe Matches

Nothing here. Blue trousers are incredibly versatile!

Free Printable Download For Reference At Home

Feel free to download a one-page printout of these guides for your convenience so that you can use it at home!

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What Next?

Now that you have read about the how to match light grey trousers with shoes, check out some related guides below:

  • Shoe & Trouser Coordination Homepage
  • Top 10 Best Men's Dress Shoes
  • How To Coordinate Navy Trousers
  • Most Comfortable Dress Shoes For Men
  • Bespoke Unit Shoe Homepage
Shoe & Blue Trouser Color Coordination Guide
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"This is a very useful guide. I bought my first blue suit and thought the same rules applied as with navy trousers. However, I quickly learned that it's much more versatile than that!"
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