Hippie Blue Color

#49889a

Hippie Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #b67765
Complementary Color #9a5b49
Color Shade: mid cyan (193.33° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 44.51% (better contrasting with white)
Hippie Blue Color Sample
Hippie Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #49889a

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hippie Blue Color. The Atlas Cedar color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Inky Blue (#4e7287) for more calm effect. Try Tlāloc Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9a5b49 is the best complementary color to Hippie Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #49889a complementary color is Cape Palliser, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Wedgewood are #499a83 and #495f9a. Thus found on the left and right of #49889a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ocean Green and Kashmir Blue colors as they work well with Hippie Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hippie Blue palette consists of #9a8349 and #9a495f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9a5b49). Try Driftwood and Cannon Pink colors in combination with #49889a, 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 #49889a offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hippie Blue. Thus Sycamore and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hippie Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Palliser, Affair, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #49889a square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Hippie Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#9a5b49) and two others. The Cannon Pink 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 #9a4987 and #499a5b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #49889a is made of 20% red, 37% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Hippie Blue has a hue angle of 193.33°, a saturation of 35.68% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #49889a is made of 31.76% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black ink.

HEX #49889a
RGB Decimal rgb(73,136,154)
RGB Percentage 20%, 37%, 42%
CMYK 31.76, 7.06, 0, 39.61
HSL hsl(193.33,35.68%,44.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(193.33,52.6%,60.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.339,-15.0536,-15.8406)
XYZ xyz(17.3845,21.3579,33.7781)
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