Blue Ash is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #beb9ab |
| Complementary Color | #544f40 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (224.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Ash Color. The Peacoat color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blue Sabre (#575f6a) for more calm effect. Try Blackish Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#544f40 is the best complementary color to Blue Ash. Warm yellow shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #414654 complementary color is Armadillo, 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 Mako are #404f54 and #454054. Thus found on the left and right of #414654 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Spruce and Gun Powder colors as they work well with Blue Ash.
The split-complementary Blue Ash palette consists of #4f5440 and #544540 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#544f40). Try Kelp and Kabul colors in combination with #414654, 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 #414654 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 Ash. Thus Cabbage Pont and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Ash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Armadillo, Matterhorn, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #414654 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, warm yellow 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 Ash tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#544f40) and two others. The Matterhorn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Armadillo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #544045 and #40544e.
In a RGB color space, hex #414654 is made of 30% red, 32% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Ash has a hue angle of 224.21°, a saturation of 12.75% and a lightness of 29.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #414654 is made of 7.45% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.06% black ink.
| HEX | #414654 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(65,70,84) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 32%, 38% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 5.49, 0, 67.06 |
| HSL | hsl(224.21,12.75%,29.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(224.21,22.62%,32.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.7735,1.4584,-9.0286) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.9704,6.1442,9.2588) |