Flax Flower Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #b62 |
| Complementary Color | #dc8744 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Flax Flower Blue Color. The Thalassophile color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sanctuary Spa (#66b2e4) for more energetic effect. Try Picton Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dc8744 is the best complementary color to Flax Flower Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #49d complementary color is Raw Sienna, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #44dcd4 and #444cdc. Thus found on the left and right of #49d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turquoise and Royal Blue colors as they work well with Flax Flower Blue.
The split-complementary Flax Flower Blue palette consists of #dcd444 and #dc444c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dc8744). Try Wattle and Valencia colors in combination with #49d, 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 #49d 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 Flax Flower Blue. Thus Conifer and Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flax Flower Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Raw Sienna, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #49d square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red 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. Flax Flower Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#dc8744) and two others. The Cerise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shamrock – 120° from the complementary Raw Sienna. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dc4499 and #44dc88.
In a RGB color space, hex #4499dd is made of 15% red, 35% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Flax Flower Blue has a hue angle of 206.67°, a saturation of 69.23% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4499dd is made of 60% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #4499dd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(68,153,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 15%, 35%, 50% |
| CMYK | 60, 26.67, 0, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(206.67,69.23%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.67,69.23%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.9857,-3.8575,-42.0193) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8263,29.2319,72.635) |