Field Blue Color

#4477aa

Field Blue is calm, 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 #b85
Complementary Color #aa7743
Color Shade: cool cyan (210° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 46.67% (better contrasting with white)
Field Blue Color Sample
Field Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4477aa

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Field Blue Color. The Alpha Tango color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Azure Blue (#4d91c6) for more energetic effect. Try Integra as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#aa7743 is the best complementary color to Field 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 #47a complementary color is Cape Palliser, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #43aaaa and #4343aa. Thus found on the left and right of #47a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Keppel and Gigas colors as they work well with Field Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Field Blue palette consists of #aaaa43 and #aa4343 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aa7743). Try Husk and Apple Blossom colors in combination with #47a, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #47a 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 Field Blue. Thus Sushi and Rouge giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Field Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Palliser, Fuchsia Pink, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #47a square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, orange and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Field Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#aa7743) and two others. The Rouge is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ocean Green – 120° from the complementary Cape Palliser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa4377 and #43aa77.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4477aa is made of 19% red, 33% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Field Blue has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 42.86% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4477aa is made of 40% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.

HEX #4477aa
RGB Decimal rgb(68,119,170)
RGB Percentage 19%, 33%, 48%
CMYK 40, 20, 0, 33.33
HSL hsl(210,42.86%,46.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(210,60%,66.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.6668,-1.3059,-32.3614)
XYZ xyz(16.2364,17.3249,40.5185)
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