Wish Upon a Star Color

#447f8a

Wish Upon a Star is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #bb8075
Complementary Color #8a4f44
Color Shade: mid cyan (189.43° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 40.39% (better contrasting with white)
Wish Upon a Star Color Sample
Wish Upon a Star Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #447f8a

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Wish Upon a Star Color. The Water Carrier color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Acapulco Cliffs (#4e9aa8) for more energetic effect. Try Sea Sparkle as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8a4f44 is the best complementary color to Wish Upon a Star. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #447f8a complementary color is Spicy Mix, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bismark are #448a72 and #445b8a. Thus found on the left and right of #447f8a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian and East Bay colors as they work well with Wish Upon a Star.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wish Upon a Star palette consists of #8a7244 and #8a445b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a4f44). Try Shadow and Cannon Pink colors in combination with #447f8a, 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 #447f8a offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wish Upon a Star. Thus Sycamore and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wish Upon a Star contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spicy Mix, Affair, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #447f8a square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Wish Upon a Star tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#8a4f44) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Goblin – 120° from the complementary Spicy Mix. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8a447e and #448a4f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #447f8a is made of 20% red, 38% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Wish Upon a Star has a hue angle of 189.43°, a saturation of 33.98% and a lightness of 40.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #447f8a is made of 27.45% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black ink.

HEX #447f8a
RGB Decimal rgb(68,127,138)
RGB Percentage 20%, 38%, 41%
CMYK 27.45, 4.32, 0, 45.88
HSL hsl(189.43,33.98%,40.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(189.43,50.72%,54.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.7891,-16.0362,-11.9077)
XYZ xyz(14.5607,18.2427,26.7985)
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