Recollection Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #e5ada4 |
| Complementary Color | #5b231a |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (188.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 22.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Recollection Blue Color. The Allports color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Antigua (#256d73) for more calm effect. Try Georgian Bay as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5b231a is the best complementary color to Recollection Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #1a525b complementary color is Espresso, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Nile Blue are #1a5b43 and #1a315b. Thus found on the left and right of #1a525b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Pea and Biscay colors as they work well with Recollection Blue.
The split-complementary Recollection Blue palette consists of #5b431a and #5b1a31 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b231a). Try West Coast and Wine Berry colors in combination with #1a525b, 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 #1a525b offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Recollection Blue. Thus West Coast and Wine Berry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Recollection Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Espresso, Grape, and Clover split by 90° on the color wheel. #1a525b square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Recollection Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#5b231a) and two others. The Wine Berry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Parsley – 120° from the complementary Espresso. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5b1a51 and #1a5b23.
In a RGB color space, hex #1a525b is made of 13% red, 41% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Recollection Blue has a hue angle of 188.31°, a saturation of 55.56% and a lightness of 22.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1a525b is made of 25.49% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.31% black ink.
| HEX | #1a525b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(26,82,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 13%, 41%, 46% |
| CMYK | 25.49, 3.53, 0, 64.31 |
| HSL | hsl(188.31,55.56%,22.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(188.31,71.43%,35.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.8286,-14.757,-10.5989) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.3316,7.0095,10.9695) |