Andrea Blue is soft, 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 | #b82 |
| Complementary Color | #dcaa44 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Andrea Blue Color. The Janitor color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called The Oregon Blue (#448ee4) for more energetic effect. Try Havelock Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dcaa44 is the best complementary color to Andrea Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #47d complementary color is Anzac, 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 White are #44c3dc and #5d44dc. Thus found on the left and right of #47d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scooter and Royal Blue colors as they work well with Andrea Blue.
The split-complementary Andrea Blue palette consists of #c3dc44 and #dc5d44 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dcaa44). Try Conifer and Red Damask colors in combination with #47d, 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 #47d 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 Andrea Blue. Thus Atlantis and Cabaret giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Andrea Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anzac, Orchid, and Emerald split by 90° on the color wheel. #47d 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. Andrea Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#dcaa44) and two others. The Cabaret is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turquoise – 120° from the complementary Anzac. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dc4476 and #44dca9.
In a RGB color space, hex #4477dd is made of 17% red, 29% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Andrea Blue has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 69.23% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4477dd is made of 60% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #4477dd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(68,119,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 17%, 29%, 54% |
| CMYK | 60, 40, 0, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(220,69.23%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,69.23%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.4312,16.4915,-57.2014) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0319,19.6431,71.0369) |