Croquet 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 | #b68e52 |
| Complementary Color | #ad8549 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216° 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 Croquet Blue Color. The Kimono 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 Boat House (#4e89be) for more energetic effect. Try Silver Lake Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ad8549 is the best complementary color to Croquet 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 #4971ad 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 #49a2ad and #5249ad. Thus found on the left and right of #4971ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Blue Violet colors as they work well with Croquet Blue.
The split-complementary Croquet Blue palette consists of #a3ad49 and #ad5349 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ad8549). Try Olive Green and Apple Blossom colors in combination with #4971ad, 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 #4971ad 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 Croquet Blue. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Cadillac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Croquet Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Driftwood, Fuchsia Pink, and Chateau Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #4971ad 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. Croquet Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ad8549) 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 #ad4970 and #49ad85.
In a RGB color space, hex #4971ad is made of 20% red, 31% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Croquet Blue has a hue angle of 216°, a saturation of 40.65% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4971ad is made of 39.21% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #4971ad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,113,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 31%, 48% |
| CMYK | 39.21, 23.53, 0, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(216,40.65%,48.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216,57.8%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.2928,4.3839,-36.2509) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1956,16.2439,41.8169) |