Inkjet 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 | #bbaa94 |
| Complementary Color | #6b5944 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (213.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 34.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Inkjet Color. The Porch Song color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Nights (#363b48) for more calm effect. Try Glide Time as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6b5944 is the best complementary color to Inkjet. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #44556b complementary color is Tobacco Brown, 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 Fiord are #44686b and #46446b. Thus found on the left and right of #44556b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Inkjet.
The split-complementary Inkjet palette consists of #686b44 and #6b4644 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b5944). Try Finch and Kabul colors in combination with #44556b, 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 #44556b 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 Inkjet. Thus Dingley and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Inkjet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tobacco Brown, Eggplant, and Axolotl split by 90° on the color wheel. #44556b 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. Inkjet tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#6b5944) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Tobacco Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6b4455 and #446b5a.
In a RGB color space, hex #44556b is made of 26% red, 33% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Inkjet has a hue angle of 213.85°, a saturation of 22.29% and a lightness of 34.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #44556b is made of 15.29% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #44556b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(68,85,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 33%, 41% |
| CMYK | 15.29, 8.63, 0, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(213.85,22.29%,34.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(213.85,36.45%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.5719,-0.5871,-14.7639) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2862,8.7875,15.1693) |