Blue Azure is calm, 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 | #b97d40 |
| Complementary Color | #bf8345 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (210.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Azure Color. The Tantalize color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Waterline Blue (#436bad) for more calm effect. Try Mountain Bluebird as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bf8345 is the best complementary color to Blue Azure. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4682bf complementary color is Tussock, 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 Steel Blue are #45bebf and #4645bf. Thus found on the left and right of #4682bf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pelorous and Indigo colors as they work well with Blue Azure.
The split-complementary Blue Azure palette consists of #bebf45 and #bf4645 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bf8345). Try Turmeric and Crail colors in combination with #4682bf, 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 #4682bf 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 Blue Azure. Thus Sushi and Mulberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Azure contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tussock, Fuchsia Pink, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #4682bf 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. Blue Azure tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#bf8345) and two others. The Mulberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Tussock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bf4581 and #45bf83.
In a RGB color space, hex #4682bf is made of 18% red, 33% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Azure has a hue angle of 210.25°, a saturation of 48.59% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4682bf is made of 47.45% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #4682bf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(70,130,191) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 33%, 49% |
| CMYK | 47.45, 23.92, 0, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(210.25,48.59%,51.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210.25,63.35%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.9812,-0.3723,-37.6975) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9124,21.0289,52.2997) |