Co Pilot Color

#4978a9

Co Pilot is calm, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or red magenta

Inverse Color #b68756
Complementary Color #a97949
Color Shade: blue cyan (210.63° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 47.45% (better contrasting with white)
Co Pilot Color Sample
Co Pilot Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4978a9

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Co Pilot Color. The Antilles Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Scuba (#6392b7) for more calm effect. Try Delft as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a97949 is the best complementary color to Co Pilot. Warm red shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4978a9 complementary color is Driftwood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #49a7a9 and #4a49a9. Thus found on the left and right of #4978a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Victoria colors as they work well with Co Pilot.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Co Pilot palette consists of #a7a949 and #a94949 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a97949). Try Husk and Apple Blossom colors in combination with #4978a9, 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 #4978a9 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 Co Pilot. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Cadillac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Co Pilot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Driftwood, Fuchsia Pink, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #4978a9 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, warm red and warm 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. Co Pilot tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a97949) 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 #a94977 and #49a97a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4978a9 is made of 20% red, 33% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Co Pilot has a hue angle of 210.63°, a saturation of 39.67% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4978a9 is made of 37.64% cyan, 19.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black ink.

HEX #4978a9
RGB Decimal rgb(73,120,169)
RGB Percentage 20%, 33%, 47%
CMYK 37.64, 19.21, 0, 33.73
HSL hsl(210.63,39.67%,47.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(210.63,56.8%,66.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.1473,-1.1783,-31.0109)
XYZ xyz(16.6256,17.714,40.079)
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