Petrel is calm, 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 | #bf894b |
| Complementary Color | #b47e40 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.07° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Petrel Color. The Antilles Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Integra (#405e95) for more calm effect. Try Delft as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b47e40 is the best complementary color to Petrel. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4076b4 complementary color is Copper, 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 Steel Blue are #40b0b4 and #4440b4. Thus found on the left and right of #4076b4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pelorous and Governor Bay colors as they work well with Petrel.
The split-complementary Petrel palette consists of #b0b440 and #b44440 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b47e40). Try Roti and Crail colors in combination with #4076b4, 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 #4076b4 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 Petrel. Thus Sushi and Blush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Petrel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper, Fuchsia Pink, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #4076b4 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. Petrel tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b47e40) and two others. The Blush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ocean Green – 120° from the complementary Copper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b44076 and #40b47d.
In a RGB color space, hex #4076b4 is made of 18% red, 33% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Petrel has a hue angle of 212.07°, a saturation of 47.54% and a lightness of 47.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4076b4 is made of 45.49% cyan, 24.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #4076b4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(64,118,180) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 33%, 50% |
| CMYK | 45.49, 24.32, 0, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(212.07,47.54%,47.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.07,64.44%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.6883,1.9476,-38.147) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.831,17.3421,45.6403) |