Orient Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #b8ba85 |
| Complementary Color | #777a45 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (242.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Orient Blue Color. The Deep Lavender color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Idol (#645a8b) for more calm effect. Try Purple Balloon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#777a45 is the best complementary color to Orient Blue. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #47457a complementary color is Shadow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of East Bay are #455d7a and #61457a. Thus found on the left and right of #47457a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Bayoux and Affair colors as they work well with Orient Blue.
The split-complementary Orient Blue palette consists of #5d7a45 and #7a6145 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#777a45). Try Dingley and Tobacco Brown colors in combination with #47457a, 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 #47457a offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Orient Blue. Thus Fern Green and Spicy Mix giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orient Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Cosmic, and Viridian split by 90° on the color wheel. #47457a square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Orient Blue tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#777a45) and two others. The Spicy Mix is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Faded Jade – 120° from the complementary Shadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7a4745 and #45777a.
In a RGB color space, hex #47457a is made of 27% red, 26% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Orient Blue has a hue angle of 242.26°, a saturation of 27.75% and a lightness of 37.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #47457a is made of 20% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black ink.
| HEX | #47457a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(71,69,122) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 26%, 47% |
| CMYK | 20, 20.78, 0, 52.16 |
| HSL | hsl(242.26,27.75%,37.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(242.26,43.44%,47.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.8091,15.214,-29.9747) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2395,7.001,19.3294) |