Scenic Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #b79d8a |
| Complementary Color | #755a48 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Scenic Blue Color. The Country Lake color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cape Storm (#3c4754) for more calm effect. Try Rocky Hill as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#755a48 is the best complementary color to Scenic Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #486275 complementary color is Roman Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Bayoux are #487571 and #484b75. Thus found on the left and right of #486275 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Fiord colors as they work well with Scenic Blue.
The split-complementary Scenic Blue palette consists of #757148 and #75484b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#755a48). Try Go Ben and Ferra colors in combination with #486275, 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 #486275 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Scenic Blue. Thus Dingley and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scenic Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Roman Coffee, Affair, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #486275 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Scenic Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#755a48) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Roman Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #754861 and #48755b.
In a RGB color space, hex #486275 is made of 25% red, 34% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Scenic Blue has a hue angle of 205.33°, a saturation of 23.81% and a lightness of 37.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #486275 is made of 17.64% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black ink.
| HEX | #486275 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(72,98,117) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 34%, 41% |
| CMYK | 17.64, 7.45, 0, 54.12 |
| HSL | hsl(205.33,23.81%,37.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.33,38.46%,45.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.242,-4.4205,-13.7827) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2511,11.3974,18.4893) |