Deep Space Sparkle Color

#4a646c

Deep Space Sparkle is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #b59b93
Complementary Color #6c524a
Color Shade: mid cyan (194.12° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 35.69% (better contrasting with white)
Deep Space Sparkle Color Sample
Deep Space Sparkle Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4a646c

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Space Sparkle Color. The Refuge color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Holbein Blue Grey (#547d86) for more energetic effect. Try Technical Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6c524a is the best complementary color to Deep Space Sparkle. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a646c complementary color is Ferra, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Bayoux are #4a6c62 and #4a536c. Thus found on the left and right of #4a646c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Fiord colors as they work well with Deep Space Sparkle.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Deep Space Sparkle palette consists of #6c624a and #6c4a52 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c524a). Try Go Ben and Ferra colors in combination with #4a646c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #4a646c offers a combination of mid yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Deep Space Sparkle. Thus Finch and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Deep Space Sparkle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ferra, Mulled Wine, and Axolotl split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a646c square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deep Space Sparkle tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#6c524a) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Axolotl – 120° from the complementary Ferra. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c4a63 and #4a6c51.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4a646c is made of 26% red, 35% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Space Sparkle has a hue angle of 194.12°, a saturation of 18.68% and a lightness of 35.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a646c is made of 13.33% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black ink.

HEX #4a646c
RGB Decimal rgb(74,100,108)
RGB Percentage 26%, 35%, 38%
CMYK 13.33, 3.13, 0, 57.65
HSL hsl(194.12,18.68%,35.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(194.12,31.48%,42.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.6591,-7.4871,-7.6423)
XYZ xyz(10.088,11.6529,15.9049)
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