New Age Blue is calm, 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 | #b69152 |
| Complementary Color | #ad8749 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (217.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 48.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to New Age Blue Color. The Perfect Periwinkle color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Dazzle (#5287b9) for more energetic effect. Try Sea Salt Rivers as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ad8749 is the best complementary color to New Age Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #496ead complementary color is Driftwood, 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 San Marino are #49a0ad and #5549ad. Thus found on the left and right of #496ead on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Blue Violet colors as they work well with New Age Blue.
The split-complementary New Age Blue palette consists of #a0ad49 and #ad5549 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ad8749). Try Olive Green and Apple Blossom colors in combination with #496ead, 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 #496ead 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 New Age Blue. Thus Apple and Cadillac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of New Age Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Driftwood, Fuchsia Pink, and Chateau Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #496ead 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. New Age Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ad8749) and two others. The Cadillac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ocean Green – 120° from the complementary Driftwood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ad496d and #49ad88.
In a RGB color space, hex #496ead is made of 21% red, 31% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode New Age Blue has a hue angle of 217.8°, a saturation of 40.65% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #496ead is made of 39.21% cyan, 24.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #496ead |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,110,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 31%, 49% |
| CMYK | 39.21, 24.7, 0, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(217.8,40.65%,48.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(217.8,57.8%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.4259,6.2297,-37.6184) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.8664,15.5855,41.7072) |