Artistic License is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #bcbfac |
| Complementary Color | #4f5240 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (249.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Artistic License Color. The Grey Pinstripe color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Purple Berry (#4c4a74) for more energetic effect. Try Gobelin Mauve as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4f5240 is the best complementary color to Artistic License. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #434053 complementary color is Kelp, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gun Powder are #404652 and #4c4052. Thus found on the left and right of #434053 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mako and Mortar colors as they work well with Artistic License.
The split-complementary Artistic License palette consists of #465240 and #524c40 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f5240). Try Cabbage Pont and Armadillo colors in combination with #434053, 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 #434053 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Artistic License. Thus Gray Asparagus and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Artistic License contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kelp, Matterhorn, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #434053 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Artistic License tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#4f5240) and two others. The Matterhorn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Limed Spruce – 120° from the complementary Kelp. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #524340 and #404f52.
In a RGB color space, hex #434053 is made of 31% red, 30% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Artistic License has a hue angle of 249.47°, a saturation of 12.93% and a lightness of 28.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #434053 is made of 6.28% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.45% black ink.
| HEX | #434053 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(67,64,83) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 30%, 39% |
| CMYK | 6.28, 7.45, 0, 67.45 |
| HSL | hsl(249.47,12.93%,28.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(249.47,22.89%,32.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.0731,5.8492,-10.9435) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.7095,5.4846,8.9413) |