Blue Accolade is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #dabea2 |
| Complementary Color | #5d4124 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Accolade Color. The Mountain Lake 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 soft alternative called Endless Sea (#32586e) for more calm effect. Try Matisse as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5d4124 is the best complementary color to Blue Accolade. Orange shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #25415d complementary color is Irish Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Dianne are #245c5d and #24245d. Thus found on the left and right of #25415d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Dianne and Port Gore colors as they work well with Blue Accolade.
The split-complementary Blue Accolade palette consists of #5c5d24 and #5d2424 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d4124). Try Woodland and Cocoa Bean colors in combination with #25415d, 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 #25415d 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 Blue Accolade. Thus Woodland and Tawny Port giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Accolade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Irish Coffee, Finn, and Everglade split by 90° on the color wheel. #25415d square combo is a palette of cool cyan, mid magenta, orange 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. Blue Accolade tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#5d4124) and two others. The Tawny Port is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Pea – 120° from the complementary Irish Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5d2441 and #245d41.
In a RGB color space, hex #25415d is made of 19% red, 33% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Accolade has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 43.08% and a lightness of 25.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #25415d is made of 21.96% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black ink.
| HEX | #25415d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(37,65,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 33%, 48% |
| CMYK | 21.96, 10.98, 0, 63.53 |
| HSL | hsl(210,43.08%,25.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,60.22%,36.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.6326,-1.1669,-19.8412) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.629,4.9642,11.0701) |