Blue Sash is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #b6b2a7 |
| Complementary Color | #585449 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (224° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Sash Color. The Parisian Night color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Hawk’s Eye (#34363a) for more calm effect. Try Nightly as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#585449 is the best complementary color to Blue Sash. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #494d58 complementary color is Fuscous Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Trout are #495458 and #4c4958. Thus found on the left and right of #494d58 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching River Bed and Scarpa Flow colors as they work well with Blue Sash.
The split-complementary Blue Sash palette consists of #545849 and #584c49 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#585449). Try Fuscous Gray and Emperor colors in combination with #494d58, 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 #494d58 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Sash. Thus Gray Asparagus and Don Juan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Sash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Don Juan, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #494d58 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, warm magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Sash tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#585449) 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 #58494d and #495854.
In a RGB color space, hex #494d58 is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Sash has a hue angle of 224°, a saturation of 9.32% and a lightness of 31.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #494d58 is made of 5.88% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.49% black ink.
| HEX | #494d58 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,77,88) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 32%, 37% |
| CMYK | 5.88, 4.31, 0, 65.49 |
| HSL | hsl(224,9.32%,31.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(224,17.05%,34.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.7638,1.0085,-7.0205) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.163,7.4288,10.2889) |