Eclipse Blue is pale, 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 | #ba9f8b |
Complementary Color | #745845 |
Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.53° hue) |
Color Temperature: | cool |
Lightness: | 36.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Eclipse Blue Color. The Oxford Blue 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 soft alternative called Catalina Coast (#5c7884) for more calm effect. Try Pickled Bluewood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#745845 is the best complementary color to Eclipse 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 #456074 complementary color is Tobacco Brown, 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 Blue Bayoux are #457470 and #454874. Thus found on the left and right of #456074 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Faded Jade and East Bay colors as they work well with Eclipse Blue.
The split-complementary Eclipse Blue palette consists of #747045 and #744548 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#745845). Try Go Ben and Ferra colors in combination with #456074, 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 #456074 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 Eclipse Blue. Thus Dingley and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Eclipse Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tobacco Brown, Voodoo, and Fern Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #456074 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. Eclipse Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#745845) 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 #744560 and #457459.
In a RGB color space, hex #456074 is made of 25% red, 34% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Eclipse Blue has a hue angle of 205.53°, a saturation of 25.41% and a lightness of 36.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #456074 is made of 18.43% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black ink.
HEX | #456074 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(69,96,116) |
RGB Percentage | 25%, 34%, 41% |
CMYK | 18.43, 7.84, 0, 54.51 |
HSL | hsl(205.53,25.41%,36.27%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.53,40.52%,45.49%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(39.3978,-4.409,-14.4743) |
XYZ | xyz(9.7895,10.8919,18.1094) |