Mozart Color

#485480

Mozart 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 #b7ab7f
Complementary Color #807348
Color Shade: cool blue (227.14° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 39.22% (better contrasting with white)
Mozart Color Sample
Mozart Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #485480

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Mozart Color. The Emerald-Crested Manakin color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Breakaway Blue (#424d60) for more calm effect. Try Justice as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#807348 is the best complementary color to Mozart. 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 #485480 complementary color is Shadow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #487080 and #574880. Thus found on the left and right of #485480 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bismark and Victoria colors as they work well with Mozart.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mozart palette consists of #708048 and #805748 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#807348). Try Dingley and Roman Coffee colors in combination with #485480, 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 #485480 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 Mozart. Thus Hippie Green and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mozart contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Cannon Pink, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #485480 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool 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. Mozart tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#807348) and two others. The Cannon Pink 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 #804854 and #488074.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #485480 is made of 25% red, 30% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Mozart has a hue angle of 227.14°, a saturation of 28% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #485480 is made of 21.96% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black ink.

HEX #485480
RGB Decimal rgb(72,84,128)
RGB Percentage 25%, 30%, 45%
CMYK 21.96, 17.26, 0, 49.8
HSL hsl(227.14,28%,39.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(227.14,43.75%,50.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.512,7.6269,-26.2844)
XYZ xyz(9.7391,9.2769,21.6994)
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