Mystic Blue is calm, 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 | #b7572f |
| Complementary Color | #d06f48 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mystic Blue Color. The Cologne 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 saturated alternative called Holiday Blue (#32bcd1) for more energetic effect. Try Cave Lake as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d06f48 is the best complementary color to Mystic 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 #48a8d0 complementary color is Raw Sienna, 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 Shakespeare are #48d0b3 and #4864d0. Thus found on the left and right of #48a8d0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puerto Rico and Indigo colors as they work well with Mystic Blue.
The split-complementary Mystic Blue palette consists of #d0b348 and #d04864 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d06f48). Try Old Gold and Cabaret colors in combination with #48a8d0, 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 #48a8d0 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 Mystic Blue. Thus Conifer and Mulberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mystic Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Raw Sienna, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #48a8d0 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. Mystic Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d06f48) and two others. The Mulberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Raw Sienna. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d048a7 and #48d06f.
In a RGB color space, hex #48a8d0 is made of 16% red, 38% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Mystic Blue has a hue angle of 197.65°, a saturation of 59.13% and a lightness of 54.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #48a8d0 is made of 53.33% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black ink.
| HEX | #48a8d0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(72,168,208) |
| RGB Percentage | 16%, 38%, 46% |
| CMYK | 53.33, 15.69, 0, 18.43 |
| HSL | hsl(197.65,59.13%,54.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.65,65.38%,81.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.9126,-15.8298,-28.6782) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0603,33.937,64.7461) |