Viennese Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, mid green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #bd8750 |
| Complementary Color | #af7841 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (210.28° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Viennese Blue Color. The Lake Stream 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 Functional Blue (#3f6086) for more calm effect. Try Neptune Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#af7841 is the best complementary color to Viennese Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4278af complementary color is Cape Palliser, 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 #41aeaf and #4241af. Thus found on the left and right of #4278af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Keppel and Gigas colors as they work well with Viennese Blue.
The split-complementary Viennese Blue palette consists of #aeaf41 and #af4241 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#af7841). Try Husk and Apple Blossom colors in combination with #4278af, 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 #4278af offers a combination of yellow green and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Viennese Blue. Thus Sushi and Blush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Viennese Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Palliser, Fuchsia Pink, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #4278af square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, warm red 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. Viennese Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#af7841) and two others. The Blush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ocean Green – 120° from the complementary Cape Palliser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #af4178 and #41af79.
In a RGB color space, hex #4278af is made of 18% red, 33% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Viennese Blue has a hue angle of 210.28°, a saturation of 45.23% and a lightness of 47.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4278af is made of 42.75% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #4278af |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(66,120,175) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 33%, 48% |
| CMYK | 42.75, 21.57, 0, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(210.28,45.23%,47.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210.28,62.29%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.1134,-0.6092,-34.5736) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7011,17.6863,43.091) |