Vintage Indigo is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #b5aa94 |
| Complementary Color | #6a604a |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Vintage Indigo Color. The Dark Room color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Shutter Blue (#666e7f) for more calm effect. Try Great Basin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6a604a is the best complementary color to Vintage Indigo. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a556b complementary color is Soya Bean, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fiord are #4a656a and #4f4a6a. Thus found on the left and right of #4a556b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Vintage Indigo.
The split-complementary Vintage Indigo palette consists of #656a4a and #6a4f4a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a604a). Try Finch and Ferra colors in combination with #4a556b, 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 #4a556b 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 Vintage Indigo. Thus Axolotl and Ferra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Vintage Indigo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Soya Bean, Eggplant, and Axolotl split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a556b square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Vintage Indigo tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#6a604a) and two others. The Ferra is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Soya Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a4a55 and #4a6a60.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a556b is made of 28% red, 32% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Vintage Indigo has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 18.23% and a lightness of 35.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a556b is made of 12.94% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #4a556b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,85,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 32%, 40% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 8.63, 0, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(220,18.23%,35.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,30.84%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.012,1.3739,-14.052) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.7264,9.0144,15.1899) |