Bluster Blue 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 | #b5a590 |
| Complementary Color | #6f5f4a |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.05° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bluster Blue Color. The French Diamond color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lost Atlantis (#5f7388) for more calm effect. Try Blue Jacket as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6f5f4a is the best complementary color to Bluster Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a5a6f complementary color is Tobacco Brown, 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 #4a6c6f and #4c4a6f. Thus found on the left and right of #4a5a6f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Bluster Blue.
The split-complementary Bluster Blue palette consists of #6c6f4a and #6f4c4a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f5f4a). Try Go Ben and Ferra colors in combination with #4a5a6f, 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 #4a5a6f 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 Bluster Blue. Thus Dingley and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bluster Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tobacco Brown, Eggplant, and Axolotl split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a5a6f 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. Bluster Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#6f5f4a) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Tobacco Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f4a59 and #4a6f5f.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a5a6f is made of 27% red, 33% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Bluster Blue has a hue angle of 214.05°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 36.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a5a6f is made of 14.51% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black ink.
| HEX | #4a5a6f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,90,111) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 33%, 40% |
| CMYK | 14.51, 8.24, 0, 56.47 |
| HSL | hsl(214.05,20%,36.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.05,33.33%,43.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.691,-0.6179,-13.9713) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.3494,9.9159,16.4601) |