Blue Tourmaline is calm, 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 | #b6682f |
| Complementary Color | #d08149 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Tourmaline Color. The Xavier Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Broom Butterfly Blue (#6bb3db) for more energetic effect. Try Tufts Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d08149 is the best complementary color to Blue Tourmaline. 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 #4997d0 complementary color is Raw Sienna, 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 Shakespeare are #49d0c5 and #4953d0. Thus found on the left and right of #4997d0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turquoise and Indigo colors as they work well with Blue Tourmaline.
The split-complementary Blue Tourmaline palette consists of #d0c549 and #d04953 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d08149). Try Turmeric and Chestnut Rose colors in combination with #4997d0, 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 #4997d0 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 Blue Tourmaline. Thus Atlantis and Mulberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Tourmaline contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Raw Sienna, Amethyst, and Emerald split by 90° on the color wheel. #4997d0 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. Blue Tourmaline tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d08149) and two others. The Mulberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Raw Sienna. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d04996 and #49d082.
In a RGB color space, hex #4997d0 is made of 17% red, 35% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Tourmaline has a hue angle of 205.33°, a saturation of 58.95% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4997d0 is made of 52.94% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black ink.
| HEX | #4997d0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,151,208) |
| RGB Percentage | 17%, 35%, 48% |
| CMYK | 52.94, 22.35, 0, 18.43 |
| HSL | hsl(205.33,58.95%,55.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.33,64.9%,81.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.9824,-6.3014,-36.3299) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1994,28.1038,63.7709) |