Nauseous Blue is soft, 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 | #b7c274 |
| Complementary Color | #7f8b3d |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (248.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Nauseous Blue Color. The Butterfly Bush 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 Coronation Blue (#59529c) for more calm effect. Try Swiss Plum as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7f8b3d is the best complementary color to Nauseous 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 #483d8b complementary color is Sycamore, 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 Gigas are #3d588b and #6f3d8b. Thus found on the left and right of #483d8b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chambray and Affair colors as they work well with Nauseous Blue.
The split-complementary Nauseous Blue palette consists of #588b3d and #8b6f3d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7f8b3d). Try Fern Green and Potters Clay colors in combination with #483d8b, 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 #483d8b 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 Nauseous Blue. Thus Goblin and Ironstone giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nauseous Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sycamore, Vin Rouge, and Viridian split by 90° on the color wheel. #483d8b 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. Nauseous Blue tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#7f8b3d) and two others. The Ironstone is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ming – 120° from the complementary Sycamore. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8b483d and #3d7f8b.
In a RGB color space, hex #483d8b is made of 26% red, 22% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Nauseous Blue has a hue angle of 248.46°, a saturation of 39% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #483d8b is made of 26.27% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #483d8b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(72,61,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 22%, 51% |
| CMYK | 26.27, 30.59, 0, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(248.46,39%,39.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(248.46,56.12%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.8293,26.0584,-42.0888) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.0014,6.5793,25.2216) |