Modal 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 | #bf5953 |
| Complementary Color | #ac4540 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (183.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Modal Blue Color. The Hygiene Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Starflower Blue (#4e9ab0) for more calm effect. Try Arctic Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ac4540 is the best complementary color to Modal 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 #40a6ac complementary color is Apple Blossom, 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 Keppel are #40ac7b and #4070ac. Thus found on the left and right of #40a6ac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ocean Green and San Marino colors as they work well with Modal Blue.
The split-complementary Modal Blue palette consists of #ac7b40 and #ac4070 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ac4540). Try Cape Palliser and Rouge colors in combination with #40a6ac, 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 #40a6ac 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 Modal Blue. Thus Sushi and Fuchsia Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Modal Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Apple Blossom, Royal Purple, and Sushi split by 90° on the color wheel. #40a6ac 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. Modal Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ac4540) and two others. The Fuchsia Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Apple – 120° from the complementary Apple Blossom. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ac40a5 and #40ac45.
In a RGB color space, hex #40a6ac is made of 16% red, 41% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Modal Blue has a hue angle of 183.33°, a saturation of 45.76% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #40a6ac is made of 42.35% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #40a6ac |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(64,166,172) |
| RGB Percentage | 16%, 41%, 43% |
| CMYK | 42.35, 2.35, 0, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(183.33,45.76%,46.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(183.33,62.79%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.7944,-27.1665,-11.8501) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.197,31.341,43.8565) |