Signature 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 | #baac8e |
| Complementary Color | #716244 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Signature Blue Color. The Kashmir Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Wickford Bay (#4f6c8f) for more energetic effect. Try Spinning Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#716244 is the best complementary color to Signature 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 #455371 complementary color is Tobacco Brown, 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 Fiord are #446971 and #4c4471. Thus found on the left and right of #455371 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Bayoux and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Signature Blue.
The split-complementary Signature Blue palette consists of #697144 and #714c44 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#716244). Try Dingley and Roman Coffee colors in combination with #455371, 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 #455371 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 Signature Blue. Thus Dingley and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Signature Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tobacco Brown, Eggplant, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #455371 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. Signature Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#716244) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Tobacco Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #714453 and #447162.
In a RGB color space, hex #455371 is made of 26% red, 31% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Signature Blue has a hue angle of 220.91°, a saturation of 24.18% and a lightness of 35.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #455371 is made of 17.25% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black ink.
| HEX | #455371 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(69,83,113) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 31%, 43% |
| CMYK | 17.25, 11.76, 0, 55.69 |
| HSL | hsl(220.91,24.18%,35.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220.91,38.94%,44.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.2896,2.7664,-18.9288) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5281,8.644,16.8418) |