Blue Quarry is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #bcafa1 |
| Complementary Color | #5d5143 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Quarry Color. The Turbulent Sea 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 soft alternative called Feather Falls (#606972) for more calm effect. Try Tribecca Corner as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5d5143 is the best complementary color to Blue Quarry. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #43505e complementary color is Kabul, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of River Bed are #435d5d and #43435d. Thus found on the left and right of #43505e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Gun Powder colors as they work well with Blue Quarry.
The split-complementary Blue Quarry palette consists of #5d5d43 and #5d4343 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d5143). Try Finch and Kabul colors in combination with #43505e, 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 #43505e 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 Quarry. Thus Axolotl and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Quarry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Eggplant, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #43505e square combo is a palette of blue cyan, cool magenta, orange and warm 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 Quarry tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#5d5143) 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 #5d434f and #435d51.
In a RGB color space, hex #43505e is made of 28% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Quarry has a hue angle of 211.11°, a saturation of 16.77% and a lightness of 31.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #43505e is made of 10.59% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black ink.
| HEX | #43505e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(67,80,94) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 33%, 39% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 5.49, 0, 63.14 |
| HSL | hsl(211.11,16.77%,31.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.11,28.72%,36.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.4328,-1.4748,-9.8646) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.2038,7.7388,11.7037) |