Highlands Twilight is calm, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #b7b57f |
| Complementary Color | #807e48 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (237.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Highlands Twilight Color. The Corsican Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Violet Storm (#5c619d) for more calm effect. Try Majestic Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#807e48 is the best complementary color to Highlands Twilight. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #484a80 complementary color is Shadow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of East Bay are #486580 and #624880. Thus found on the left and right of #484a80 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Bayoux and Affair colors as they work well with Highlands Twilight.
The split-complementary Highlands Twilight palette consists of #668048 and #806248 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#807e48). Try Dingley and Roman Coffee colors in combination with #484a80, 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 #484a80 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Highlands Twilight. Thus Hippie Green and Spicy Mix giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Highlands Twilight contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Cannon Pink, and Como split by 90° on the color wheel. #484a80 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Highlands Twilight tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#807e48) 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 #804849 and #48807e.
In a RGB color space, hex #484a80 is made of 26% red, 27% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Highlands Twilight has a hue angle of 237.86°, a saturation of 28% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #484a80 is made of 21.96% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black ink.
| HEX | #484a80 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(72,74,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 27%, 47% |
| CMYK | 21.96, 21.18, 0, 49.8 |
| HSL | hsl(237.86,28%,39.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(237.86,43.75%,50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.6343,14.1038,-30.8127) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.0175,7.8338,21.4589) |