Tanzanite 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 | #eb8758 |
| Complementary Color | #a74213 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (199.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tanzanite Color. The Sapphire Sparkle color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pagoda (#127e93) for more calm effect. Try Royal Blood as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a74213 is the best complementary color to Tanzanite. 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 #1478a7 complementary color is Fiery Orange, 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 Matisse are #13a78c and #132ea7. Thus found on the left and right of #1478a7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Meadow and Torea Bay colors as they work well with Tanzanite.
The split-complementary Tanzanite palette consists of #a78c13 and #a7132e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a74213). Try Sahara and Tamarillo colors in combination with #1478a7, 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 #1478a7 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 Tanzanite. Thus Christi and Violet Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tanzanite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiery Orange, Seance, and La Palma split by 90° on the color wheel. #1478a7 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. Tanzanite tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a74213) and two others. The Violet Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Salem – 120° from the complementary Fiery Orange. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a71378 and #13a742.
In a RGB color space, hex #1478a7 is made of 7% red, 39% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Tanzanite has a hue angle of 199.18°, a saturation of 78.61% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1478a7 is made of 57.65% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #1478a7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(20,120,167) |
| RGB Percentage | 7%, 39%, 54% |
| CMYK | 57.65, 18.43, 0, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(199.18,78.61%,36.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(199.18,88.02%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.4584,-9.595,-32.6036) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.98,16.3717,38.9824) |