Blue Hosta 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 | #d5908c |
| Complementary Color | #732e2a |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (183.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Hosta Color. The Ramsons color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Celadon Green (#2f847c) for more energetic effect. Try Forget-Me-Not Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#732e2a is the best complementary color to Blue Hosta. 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 #2a6f73 complementary color is Nutmeg, 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 Paradiso are #2a7352 and #2a4a73. Thus found on the left and right of #2a6f73 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Green and Astronaut colors as they work well with Blue Hosta.
The split-complementary Blue Hosta palette consists of #73522a and #732a4a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#732e2a). Try Dallas and Tawny Port colors in combination with #2a6f73, 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 #2a6f73 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 Blue Hosta. Thus Crete and Plum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Hosta contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nutmeg, Jacarta, and Crete split by 90° on the color wheel. #2a6f73 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. Blue Hosta tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#732e2a) and two others. The Plum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Pea – 120° from the complementary Nutmeg. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #732a6e and #2a732e.
In a RGB color space, hex #2a6f73 is made of 16% red, 41% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Hosta has a hue angle of 183.29°, a saturation of 46.5% and a lightness of 30.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2a6f73 is made of 28.63% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black ink.
| HEX | #2a6f73 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(42,111,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 16%, 41%, 43% |
| CMYK | 28.63, 1.57, 0, 54.9 |
| HSL | hsl(183.29,46.5%,30.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(183.29,63.48%,45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.9119,-20.0014,-8.6692) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7338,13.0989,18.235) |