Steadfast 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 | #b5a888 |
| Complementary Color | #766a4a |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (222.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Steadfast Color. The Rhino color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cape Storm (#3c4754) for more calm effect. Try Blue Jacket as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#766a4a is the best complementary color to Steadfast. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a5777 complementary color is Go Ben, 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 Blue Bayoux are #4a6d76 and #534a76. Thus found on the left and right of #4a5777 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Bayoux and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Steadfast.
The split-complementary Steadfast palette consists of #6d764a and #76534a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#766a4a). Try Dingley and Roman Coffee colors in combination with #4a5777, 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 #4a5777 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 Steadfast. Thus Dingley and Ferra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Steadfast contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Go Ben, Eggplant, and Como split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a5777 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. Steadfast tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#766a4a) and two others. The Ferra is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Go Ben. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #764a56 and #4a766a.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a5777 is made of 26% red, 31% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Steadfast has a hue angle of 222.67°, a saturation of 23.32% and a lightness of 37.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a5777 is made of 17.65% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #4a5777 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,87,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 31%, 43% |
| CMYK | 17.65, 12.55, 0, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(222.67,23.32%,37.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(222.67,37.82%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.1224,3.5691,-19.7833) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.562,9.6041,18.8026) |