Stream 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 | #b6a184 |
| Complementary Color | #7b6648 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Stream Color. The Blue Rhapsody color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Soulful Music (#3b4457) for more calm effect. Try Pacific Spirit as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7b6648 is the best complementary color to Stream. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #495e7b complementary color is Tobacco Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Bayoux are #48767b and #4d487b. Thus found on the left and right of #495e7b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Faded Jade and East Bay colors as they work well with Stream.
The split-complementary Stream palette consists of #777b48 and #7b4d48 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b6648). Try Go Ben and Roman Coffee colors in combination with #495e7b, 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 #495e7b 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 Stream. Thus Dingley and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tobacco Brown, Cannon Pink, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #495e7b square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid 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. Stream tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#7b6648) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Tobacco Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7b485d and #487b66.
In a RGB color space, hex #495e7b is made of 25% red, 32% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Stream has a hue angle of 214.8°, a saturation of 25.51% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #495e7b is made of 19.61% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.76% black ink.
| HEX | #495e7b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,94,123) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 32%, 42% |
| CMYK | 19.61, 11.38, 0, 51.76 |
| HSL | hsl(214.8,25.51%,38.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.8,40.65%,48.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.33,0.0853,-18.8385) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.3255,10.8519,20.2893) |