Royal Hyacinth Color

#464b6a

Royal Hyacinth is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red

Inverse Color #b9b495
Complementary Color #6a6445
Color Shade: cool blue (231.67° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 34.51% (better contrasting with white)
Royal Hyacinth Color Sample
Royal Hyacinth Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #464b6a

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Royal Hyacinth Color. The Presumption color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Nightly Silhouette (#4f5b93) for more energetic effect. Try Mountain Fig as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6a6445 is the best complementary color to Royal Hyacinth. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #464b6a complementary color is Go Ben, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fiord are #455d6a and #52456a. Thus found on the left and right of #464b6a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fiord and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Royal Hyacinth.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Royal Hyacinth palette consists of #5d6a45 and #6a5245 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a6445). Try Finch and Tobacco Brown colors in combination with #464b6a, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #464b6a offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Royal Hyacinth. Thus Axolotl and Ferra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Royal Hyacinth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Go Ben, Eggplant, and Mineral Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #464b6a square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Royal Hyacinth tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#6a6445) and two others. The Ferra is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cutty Sark – 120° from the complementary Go Ben. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a454b and #456a65.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #464b6a is made of 28% red, 30% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Royal Hyacinth has a hue angle of 231.67°, a saturation of 20.45% and a lightness of 34.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #464b6a is made of 14.12% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black ink.

HEX #464b6a
RGB Decimal rgb(70,75,106)
RGB Percentage 28%, 30%, 42%
CMYK 14.12, 12.16, 0, 58.43
HSL hsl(231.67,20.45%,34.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(231.67,33.96%,41.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(32.6455,6.1383,-18.6271)
XYZ xyz(7.6434,7.3749,14.6563)
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