Thunderbolt Blue is pale, 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 | #bab3a9 |
| Complementary Color | #564f45 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (215.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Thunderbolt Blue Color. The Nightly color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called China Blue (#546477) for more energetic effect. Try Diamond Black as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#564f45 is the best complementary color to Thunderbolt 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 #454c56 complementary color is Fuscous Gray, 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 Mako are #455456 and #464556. Thus found on the left and right of #454c56 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching River Bed and Gun Powder colors as they work well with Thunderbolt Blue.
The split-complementary Thunderbolt Blue palette consists of #545645 and #564645 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#564f45). Try Fuscous Gray and Emperor colors in combination with #454c56, 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 #454c56 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 Thunderbolt Blue. Thus Gray Asparagus and Emperor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Thunderbolt Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Don Juan, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #454c56 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. Thunderbolt Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#564f45) and two others. The Emperor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Fuscous Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #56454c and #45564f.
In a RGB color space, hex #454c56 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Thunderbolt Blue has a hue angle of 215.29°, a saturation of 10.97% and a lightness of 30.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #454c56 is made of 6.67% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black ink.
| HEX | #454c56 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(69,76,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 3.93, 0, 66.27 |
| HSL | hsl(215.29,10.97%,30.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(215.29,19.77%,33.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.047,-0.3647,-6.8559) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.7184,7.106,9.8216) |