Seljuk 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 | #b71 |
| Complementary Color | #eeaa43 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Seljuk Blue Color. The Blue Elemental color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called The Oregon Blue (#448ee4) for more calm effect. Try Bleu De France as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#eeaa43 is the best complementary color to Seljuk 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 #48e complementary color is Tulip Tree, 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 #43dcee and #5443ee. Thus found on the left and right of #48e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Picton Blue and Royal Blue colors as they work well with Seljuk Blue.
The split-complementary Seljuk Blue palette consists of #ddee43 and #ee5443 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eeaa43). Try Starship and Flamingo colors in combination with #48e, 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 #48e 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 Seljuk Blue. Thus Conifer and French Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Seljuk Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tulip Tree, Razzle Dazzle Rose, and Screamin' Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #48e 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. Seljuk Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#eeaa43) and two others. The French Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turquoise – 120° from the complementary Tulip Tree. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ee4387 and #43eeaa.
In a RGB color space, hex #4488ee is made of 15% red, 31% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Seljuk Blue has a hue angle of 216°, a saturation of 83.33% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4488ee is made of 66.66% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #4488ee |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(68,136,238) |
| RGB Percentage | 15%, 31%, 54% |
| CMYK | 66.66, 40, 0, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(216,83.33%,60%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216,71.43%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.0855,12.1139,-57.6481) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6207,25.0103,84.3133) |