Blue Sou'wester is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #bfb6a9 |
| Complementary Color | #564d40 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (215.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Sou'wester Color. The Steadfast color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Plum Blue (#4b6176) for more energetic effect. Try Night Market as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#564d40 is the best complementary color to Blue Sou'wester. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #404956 complementary color is Kabul, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of River Bed are #405456 and #414056. Thus found on the left and right of #404956 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Spruce and Gun Powder colors as they work well with Blue Sou'wester.
The split-complementary Blue Sou'wester palette consists of #545640 and #564240 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#564d40). Try Kelp and Matterhorn colors in combination with #404956, 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 #404956 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Sou'wester. Thus Cabbage Pont and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Sou'wester contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Eggplant, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #404956 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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 Sou'wester tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#564d40) and two others. The Matterhorn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #564048 and #40564d.
In a RGB color space, hex #404956 is made of 29% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Sou'wester has a hue angle of 215.45°, a saturation of 14.67% and a lightness of 29.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #404956 is made of 8.63% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black ink.
| HEX | #404956 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(64,73,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 33%, 39% |
| CMYK | 8.63, 5.1, 0, 66.27 |
| HSL | hsl(215.45,14.67%,29.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(215.45,25.58%,33.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.7048,-0.2932,-8.9159) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.1766,6.527,9.7384) |