French Mirage Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #b97 |
| Complementary Color | #864 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to French Mirage Blue Color. The Aleutian Isle color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ensign Blue (#384c67) for more calm effect. Try Blue Heaven as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#864 is the best complementary color to French Mirage Blue. Orange shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #468 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #448788 and #448. Thus found on the left and right of #468 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Faded Jade and White colors as they work well with French Mirage Blue.
The split-complementary French Mirage Blue palette consists of #878844 and #844 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#864). Try Sycamore and White colors in combination with #468, 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 #468 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the French Mirage Blue. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of French Mirage Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Cannon Pink, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #468 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, mid 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. French Mirage Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#864) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #846 and #486.
In a RGB color space, hex #446688 is made of 22% red, 33% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode French Mirage Blue has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #446688 is made of 26.66% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #446688 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(68,102,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 33%, 44% |
| CMYK | 26.66, 13.33, 0, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(210,33.33%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,50%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.0143,-2.1958,-22.6014) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5792,12.5093,25.0968) |