Swallow Blue is pale, 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 | #eab69d |
| Complementary Color | #612e15 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (199.48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Swallow Blue Color. The Lake Baikal color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Stunning Sapphire (#185887) for more energetic effect. Try Baleine Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#612e15 is the best complementary color to Swallow 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 #154962 complementary color is Jambalaya, 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 Chathams Blue are #156154 and #152261. Thus found on the left and right of #154962 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eden and Lucky Point colors as they work well with Swallow Blue.
The split-complementary Swallow Blue palette consists of #615415 and #611522 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#612e15). Try Horses Neck and Cherrywood colors in combination with #154962, 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 #154962 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 Swallow Blue. Thus Dell and Loulou giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Swallow Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jambalaya, Scarlet Gum, and Green House split by 90° on the color wheel. #154962 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. Swallow Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#612e15) and two others. The Loulou is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jewel – 120° from the complementary Jambalaya. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #611548 and #15612e.
In a RGB color space, hex #154962 is made of 11% red, 38% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Swallow Blue has a hue angle of 199.48°, a saturation of 64.71% and a lightness of 23.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #154962 is made of 30.19% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.57% black ink.
| HEX | #154962 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(21,73,98) |
| RGB Percentage | 11%, 38%, 51% |
| CMYK | 30.19, 9.8, 0, 61.57 |
| HSL | hsl(199.48,64.71%,23.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(199.48,78.57%,38.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.9186,-7.5702,-19.5441) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.8964,5.8064,12.4179) |