Optimum 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 | #b9a580 |
| Complementary Color | #7f6a45 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Optimum Blue Color. The Soulful Music color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Newport Indigo (#313d6c) for more energetic effect. Try Great Serpent as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7f6a45 is the best complementary color to Optimum 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 #465a7f complementary color is Shadow, 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 East Bay are #45767f and #4e457f. Thus found on the left and right of #465a7f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bismark and East Bay colors as they work well with Optimum Blue.
The split-complementary Optimum Blue palette consists of #767f45 and #7f4e45 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7f6a45). Try Dingley and Spicy Mix colors in combination with #465a7f, 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 #465a7f 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 Optimum Blue. Thus Fern Green and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Optimum Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Cannon Pink, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #465a7f 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. Optimum Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#7f6a45) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian – 120° from the complementary Shadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7f4559 and #457f6b.
In a RGB color space, hex #465a7f is made of 24% red, 31% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Optimum Blue has a hue angle of 218.95°, a saturation of 28.93% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #465a7f is made of 22.35% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black ink.
| HEX | #465a7f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(70,90,127) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 31%, 44% |
| CMYK | 22.35, 14.51, 0, 50.2 |
| HSL | hsl(218.95,28.93%,38.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218.95,44.88%,49.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.1045,2.9337,-23.1969) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.0127,10.1467,21.5095) |