Parlour 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 | #b9a081 |
| Complementary Color | #7d6546 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (213.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Parlour Blue Color. The Quiet Harbour 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 Pacifica (#4e77a3) for more energetic effect. Try Billycart Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7d6546 is the best complementary color to Parlour 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 #465f7e complementary color is Roman Coffee, 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 Blue Bayoux are #467a7d and #49467d. Thus found on the left and right of #465f7e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Faded Jade and East Bay colors as they work well with Parlour Blue.
The split-complementary Parlour Blue palette consists of #7a7d46 and #7d4946 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7d6546). Try Shadow and Spicy Mix colors in combination with #465f7e, 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 #465f7e 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 Parlour Blue. Thus Dingley and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Parlour Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Roman Coffee, Cannon Pink, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #465f7e 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. Parlour Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#7d6546) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian – 120° from the complementary Roman Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7d465e and #467d65.
In a RGB color space, hex #465f7e is made of 24% red, 33% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Parlour Blue has a hue angle of 213.21°, a saturation of 28.57% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #465f7e is made of 21.96% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black ink.
| HEX | #465f7e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(70,95,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 33%, 43% |
| CMYK | 21.96, 12.16, 0, 50.59 |
| HSL | hsl(213.21,28.57%,38.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(213.21,44.44%,49.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.5685,-0.4939,-20.3175) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.3839,10.9929,21.3132) |