Fir Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #b97f84 |
| Complementary Color | #80464b |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (174.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Fir Blue Color. The Aquarius Reef Base color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Aquatic Green (#49999a) for more energetic effect. Try Crisp Lettuce as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#80464b is the best complementary color to Fir Blue. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #46807b complementary color is Spicy Mix, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Faded Jade are #46805d and #466880. Thus found on the left and right of #46807b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Goblin and Bismark colors as they work well with Fir Blue.
The split-complementary Fir Blue palette consists of #805d46 and #804668 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#80464b). Try Roman Coffee and Cannon Pink colors in combination with #46807b, 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 #46807b offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fir Blue. Thus Shadow and Affair giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fir Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spicy Mix, Victoria, and Dingley split by 90° on the color wheel. #46807b square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fir Blue tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#80464b) and two others. The Affair is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hippie Green – 120° from the complementary Spicy Mix. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7a4680 and #4b8046.
In a RGB color space, hex #46807b is made of 22% red, 40% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Fir Blue has a hue angle of 174.83°, a saturation of 29.29% and a lightness of 38.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #46807b is made of 22.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 49.8% black ink.
| HEX | #46807b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(70,128,123) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 40%, 38% |
| CMYK | 22.75, 0, 1.96, 49.8 |
| HSL | hsl(174.83,29.29%,38.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(174.83,45.31%,50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.7022,-20.2769,-3.2157) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8201,18.1705,21.5178) |