Last Light Blue Color

#475f94

Last Light Blue 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 #b8a06b
Complementary Color #947c47
Color Shade: blue cyan (221.3° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 42.94% (better contrasting with white)
Last Light Blue Color Sample
Last Light Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #475f94

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Last Light Blue Color. The Sage Blossom Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Montreux Blue (#5879a2) for more calm effect. Try Starlit Night as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#947c47 is the best complementary color to Last Light 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 #475f94 complementary color is Cape Palliser, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Kashmir Blue are #478594 and #554794. Thus found on the left and right of #475f94 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wedgewood and Victoria colors as they work well with Last Light Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Last Light Blue palette consists of #859447 and #945547 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#947c47). Try Sycamore and Copper Rust colors in combination with #475f94, 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 #475f94 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 Last Light Blue. Thus Hippie Green and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Last Light Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Palliser, Cannon Pink, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #475f94 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Last Light Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#947c47) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian – 120° from the complementary Cape Palliser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #94475e and #47947b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #475f94 is made of 23% red, 30% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Last Light Blue has a hue angle of 221.3°, a saturation of 35.16% and a lightness of 42.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #475f94 is made of 30.2% cyan, 20.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black ink.

HEX #475f94
RGB Decimal rgb(71,95,148)
RGB Percentage 23%, 30%, 47%
CMYK 30.2, 20.79, 0, 41.96
HSL hsl(221.3,35.16%,42.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(221.3,52.03%,58.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.674,6.7991,-31.8961)
XYZ xyz(12.036,11.6621,29.6336)
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