Gemstone Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #ffb092 |
| Complementary Color | #6d1d00 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.51° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 21.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gemstone Blue Color. The Hero color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pilot Blue (#006981) for more calm effect. Try Nordic Noir as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6d1d00 is the best complementary color to Gemstone Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #004f6d complementary color is Cedar Wood Finish, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Regal Blue are #006d54 and #00186d. Thus found on the left and right of #004f6d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tropical Rain Forest and Midnight Blue colors as they work well with Gemstone Blue.
The split-complementary Gemstone Blue palette consists of #6d5400 and #6d0018 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d1d00). Try Cinnamon and Venetian Red colors in combination with #004f6d, 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 #004f6d offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gemstone Blue. Thus Verdun Green and Pompadour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gemstone Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cedar Wood Finish, Pigment Indigo, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #004f6d square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gemstone Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#6d1d00) and two others. The Pompadour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camarone – 120° from the complementary Cedar Wood Finish. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6d004f and #006d1d.
In a RGB color space, hex #004f6d is made of 0% red, 42% green and 58% blue. In a HSL mode Gemstone Blue has a hue angle of 196.51°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 21.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #004f6d is made of 42.75% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black ink.
| HEX | #004f6d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,79,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 42%, 58% |
| CMYK | 42.75, 11.77, 0, 57.25 |
| HSL | hsl(196.51,100%,21.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.51,100%,42.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.1048,-8.9855,-23.1409) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.5563,6.6961,15.4676) |