Stellar Color

#46647e

Stellar 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 #b99b81
Complementary Color #7d6046
Color Shade: cool cyan (207.86° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 38.43% (better contrasting with white)
Stellar Color Sample
Stellar Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #46647e

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Stellar Color. The Silent Sea 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 Whale Shark (#607c8e) for more calm effect. Try Into the Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7d6046 is the best complementary color to Stellar. 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 #46647e complementary color is Roman Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #467d7c and #46477d. Thus found on the left and right of #46647e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Faded Jade and East Bay colors as they work well with Stellar.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Stellar palette consists of #7d7c46 and #7d4647 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7d6046). Try Shadow and Spicy Mix colors in combination with #46647e, 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 #46647e 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 Stellar. Thus Dingley and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Stellar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Roman Coffee, Affair, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #46647e square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Stellar tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#7d6046) 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 #7d4663 and #467d60.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #46647e is made of 24% red, 34% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Stellar has a hue angle of 207.86°, a saturation of 28.57% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #46647e is made of 21.96% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black ink.

HEX #46647e
RGB Decimal rgb(70,100,126)
RGB Percentage 24%, 34%, 43%
CMYK 21.96, 10.19, 0, 50.59
HSL hsl(207.86,28.57%,38.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(207.86,44.44%,49.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(41.0931,-3.5502,-17.9695)
XYZ xyz(10.8489,11.9228,21.4682)
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