Zenith is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #b68560 |
| Complementary Color | #9e6e49 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 45.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Zenith Color. The Federal Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Star Sapphire (#386192) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Cruise as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9e6e49 is the best complementary color to Zenith. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #497a9f complementary color is Cape Palliser, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Wedgewood are #499e99 and #494e9e. Thus found on the left and right of #497a9f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Victoria colors as they work well with Zenith.
The split-complementary Zenith palette consists of #9e9949 and #9e494e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9e6e49). Try Limed Oak and Copper Rust colors in combination with #497a9f, 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 #497a9f offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Zenith. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Cadillac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Zenith contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Palliser, Affair, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #497a9f square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Zenith tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9e6e49) and two others. The Cadillac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fruit Salad – 120° from the complementary Cape Palliser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e4979 and #499e6e.
In a RGB color space, hex #497a9f is made of 21% red, 34% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Zenith has a hue angle of 205.81°, a saturation of 37.07% and a lightness of 45.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #497a9f is made of 33.72% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #497a9f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,122,159) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 34%, 45% |
| CMYK | 33.72, 14.51, 0, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(205.81,37.07%,45.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.81,54.09%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.2999,-5.5883,-24.9411) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.9652,17.8387,35.4027) |