Hidden Sapphire 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 | #bba88e |
| Complementary Color | #705d44 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hidden Sapphire Color. The Sailor's Bay 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 Boathouse (#577190) for more calm effect. Try Glide Time as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#705d44 is the best complementary color to Hidden Sapphire. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #445771 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 #446d70 and #474470. Thus found on the left and right of #445771 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Faded Jade and Fiord colors as they work well with Hidden Sapphire.
The split-complementary Hidden Sapphire palette consists of #6d7044 and #704744 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#705d44). Try Go Ben and Ferra colors in combination with #445771, 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 #445771 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 Hidden Sapphire. Thus Dingley and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hidden Sapphire contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tobacco Brown, Eggplant, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #445771 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. Hidden Sapphire tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#705d44) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Tobacco Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #704457 and #44705d.
In a RGB color space, hex #445771 is made of 25% red, 32% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Hidden Sapphire has a hue angle of 214.67°, a saturation of 24.86% and a lightness of 35.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #445771 is made of 17.64% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black ink.
| HEX | #445771 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(68,87,113) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 32%, 42% |
| CMYK | 17.64, 10.19, 0, 55.69 |
| HSL | hsl(214.67,24.86%,35.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.67,39.82%,44.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.4378,-0.0629,-17.1649) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.7727,9.2376,16.9434) |