Breakaway Blue 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 | #bdb29f |
| Complementary Color | #5f5542 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Breakaway Blue Color. The Luxe Blue 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 Indigo Navy Blue (#4c5e87) for more energetic effect. Try Periscope as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5f5542 is the best complementary color to Breakaway Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #424d60 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 #425b5f and #46425f. Thus found on the left and right of #424d60 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Breakaway Blue.
The split-complementary Breakaway Blue palette consists of #5b5f42 and #5f4642 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f5542). Try Finch and Kabul colors in combination with #424d60, 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 #424d60 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 Breakaway Blue. Thus Axolotl and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Breakaway Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Eggplant, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #424d60 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. Breakaway Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#5f5542) and two others. The Eggplant 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 #5f424c and #425f55.
In a RGB color space, hex #424d60 is made of 28% red, 32% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Breakaway Blue has a hue angle of 218°, a saturation of 18.52% and a lightness of 31.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #424d60 is made of 11.77% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.35% black ink.
| HEX | #424d60 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(66,77,96) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 32%, 40% |
| CMYK | 11.77, 7.45, 0, 62.35 |
| HSL | hsl(218,18.52%,31.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218,31.25%,37.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.5036,0.6352,-12.5488) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.012,7.3105,12.1078) |