Meteorite is calm, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #b5c495 |
| Complementary Color | #5a6a3b |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (259.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Meteorite Color. The Victoria color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Berry Syrup (#64537c) for more calm effect. Try Purple Sky as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5a6a3b is the best complementary color to Meteorite. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a3b6a complementary color is Chalet Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mulled Wine are #3b436a and #613b6a. Thus found on the left and right of #4a3b6a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fiord and Voodoo colors as they work well with Meteorite.
The split-complementary Meteorite palette consists of #436a3b and #6a613b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a6a3b). Try Chalet Green and Yellow Metal colors in combination with #4a3b6a, 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 #4a3b6a offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Meteorite. Thus Killarney and Millbrook giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Meteorite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chalet Green, Congo Brown, and William split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a3b6a square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Meteorite tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#5a6a3b) and two others. The Millbrook is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and William – 120° from the complementary Chalet Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a4a3b and #3b5a6a.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a3b6a is made of 31% red, 25% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Meteorite has a hue angle of 259.15°, a saturation of 28.48% and a lightness of 32.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a3b6a is made of 12.55% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black ink.
| HEX | #4a3b6a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,59,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 25%, 44% |
| CMYK | 12.55, 18.43, 0, 58.43 |
| HSL | hsl(259.15,28.48%,32.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(259.15,44.34%,41.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.4443,17.9083,-25.1583) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.9895,5.6244,14.3529) |