Deep Mystery Color

#494c59

Deep Mystery is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, cool green or cool red

Inverse Color #b6b3a6
Complementary Color #595549
Color Shade: cool blue (228.75° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 31.76% (better contrasting with white)
Deep Mystery Color Sample
Deep Mystery Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #494c59

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Mystery Color. The Vulcan color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Nightly (#536078) for more energetic effect. Try Hawk’s Eye as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#595549 is the best complementary color to Deep Mystery. Orange shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #494c59 complementary color is Fuscous Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Trout are #495359 and #4d4959. Thus found on the left and right of #494c59 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching River Bed and Scarpa Flow colors as they work well with Deep Mystery.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Deep Mystery palette consists of #545949 and #594d49 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#595549). Try Siam and Don Juan colors in combination with #494c59, 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 #494c59 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 Deep Mystery. Thus Gray Asparagus and Don Juan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Deep Mystery contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Don Juan, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #494c59 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, orange 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. Deep Mystery tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#595549) and two others. The Don Juan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Fuscous Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #59494b and #495955.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #494c59 is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Mystery has a hue angle of 228.75°, a saturation of 9.88% and a lightness of 31.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #494c59 is made of 6.27% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.1% black ink.

HEX #494c59
RGB Decimal rgb(73,76,89)
RGB Percentage 31%, 32%, 37%
CMYK 6.27, 5.1, 0, 65.1
HSL hsl(228.75,9.88%,31.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(228.75,17.98%,34.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(32.495,1.8945,-8.0604)
XYZ xyz(7.1353,7.3066,10.4854)
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