Ragtime Blues is pale, 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 | #b5a193 |
| Complementary Color | #6c584a |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ragtime Blues Color. The Boathouse 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 Ocean Shadow (#5b7886) for more energetic effect. Try Melancholic Sea as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6c584a is the best complementary color to Ragtime Blues. 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 #4a5e6c complementary color is Tobacco Brown, 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 Blue Bayoux are #4a6c69 and #4a4d6c. Thus found on the left and right of #4a5e6c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Ragtime Blues.
The split-complementary Ragtime Blues palette consists of #6c694a and #6c4a4d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c584a). Try Go Ben and Ferra colors in combination with #4a5e6c, 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 #4a5e6c 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 Ragtime Blues. Thus Finch and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ragtime Blues contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tobacco Brown, Mulled Wine, and Axolotl split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a5e6c 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. Ragtime Blues tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#6c584a) 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 #6c4a5e and #4a6c58.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a5e6c is made of 27% red, 34% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Ragtime Blues has a hue angle of 204.71°, a saturation of 18.68% and a lightness of 35.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a5e6c is made of 13.33% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black ink.
| HEX | #4a5e6c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,94,108) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 34%, 39% |
| CMYK | 13.33, 5.49, 0, 57.65 |
| HSL | hsl(204.71,18.68%,35.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204.71,31.48%,42.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.8015,-3.8997,-10.4354) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5335,10.544,15.7201) |